The US, UK, Canada and Ireland all have a similar number of housing units per capita, yet Canada is far more expensive. Of course we need more homes built, but this just shows that there's more at play than just supply.

Our biggest challenges in housing, poverty, and productivity stem from our relationship to land. No policy will make homes affordable or end poverty without making land a worse long-term investment.

We could virtually eliminate income tax for Canadians if we better taxed land and resource rents instead. Instead, working families are getting the snot taxed out of them while rents rise.

UBC's Patrick Condon has 3 solutions to the housing crisis, and it's all about land. 1. Stop using tax dollars to boost demand even more. 2. Capture land value to benefit the public, not speculators. 3. Use that value to build affordable housing.

Noone's talking about what we actually need, which is for prices to come down. The desire to get wealthy off land values is incompatible with the need for affordable homes. Again, no politicians are even acknowledging this.

Which future do we want?

Texas has high property tax but no state income tax. As Canadians grapple over new property tax hikes, it's a good chance to understand this trade-off. Property tax is least damaging and LVT is even better. It could replace more harmful taxes on income.

The public has funded many technologies that today fuel massive private sector rents (excess profit). Economist Mariana Mazzucato believes we should better share this co-created wealth, through policies like citizen's dividends.

Jeff Bezos: "The bottom half workers pay 3% of all taxes – it should be zero" There is a much better option than taxing working people. If the goal is fairness, start with land. It benefits from society's productivity without contributing back.

"The uncomfortable truth is that Canada's high home prices are a deliberate policy choice. Our system encourages housing as an investment rather than a basic affordable need." — John Pasalis, President of Realosophy Realty

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Tomorrow is the the very first Arts District Day in downtown Edmonton! Stop by the Citadel Theatre, Winspear Centre & Art Gallery of Alberta from 11-4 to check out free family-friendly theatre, live music, face painting, art exhibits & more. Hope to see you there! #abpoli #yegarts #yegdt

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Someone said to me, “everyone shouldn’t vote because most Americans are so stupid.” Well then why aren’t you trying to educate people instead of demonizing their intelligence or lack there of? Are you projecting? As socialists say, “educate, agitate, organize".

Oil at $120/barrel. Iran threatening $200/barrel oil. And Trump’s plan? “It’ll drop when it’s over.” WHEN IS IT OVER, DONALD? 🙄 #TrumpsGasFailure

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Dear Women in the UK , I give you Alex Carp CEO of Palantir who does not want intelligent women to vote. #GetPalantir and this technology out of the UK.

Satanyahu’s 40 year dream may take us into a III world war, even if we are on the sidelines, in the middle, or anywhere, we”re going to be dragged into it…. #IranWar #ItsAllAboutTheOil #EpsteinFiles

In Bolivia, more than 50 arrest are made after days of blockades and protest. #News #BreakingNews #ForYou #Learn #SawItOnNewsidly

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According to Pete Hegseth, his leadership did not put our troops in, “more of a harm’s way.” But now US troops are coming forward, saying they were not adequately protected. America deserves answers.

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The Spurs Nuns are BACK! Watch Game 6 of OKC/SAS on NBC/Peacock 🍿

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trump posted this to twitter but i left the beginning of the next video that auto-played because he’s dancing on those people’s graves, not colbert’s. also, uhhh, 25th amendment and better than that, we need to introduce legislation for a vote of no confidence and snap elections.

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If you live City Council District 3, it's Election Day! Make sure you have a plan to vote in today's special election—and get ready to make your voice heard on June 23rd: alexbores.nyc/vote

A bill that would redraw Louisiana’s congressional districts is headed to the full House after lawmakers approved it with amendments Thursday. https://www.wafb.com/2026/05/22/louisiana-congressional-map-bill-advances-house/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wafb

I kinda wasted a Video Generation trying to re-create a opening Scene I really wanted, but it simply isn't coming out right. The idea was to have the Astronaut dropped off on the Mothership after being abducted from the Space Station. Both Video came out mid at best. Here's the 2nd Attempt #AIVideo

Hai visto il video? Fanno apposta a provocare. Sui treni si alzano e fanno video urlando, per spaventare i giapponesi, seduti silenziosi e tranquilli. In occidente ci sono già stati molti attacchi violenti a persone che portano a passeggio il loro cane, perché per loro sono animali immondi.

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Out knocking doors in the neighborhood around Sankofa Cafe, hearing what’s on the minds of voters in the lead up to the June 16 primary.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what universal, shared values unites us all as residents of DC. I’ve lived here for 30 years, and I’m betting it’s in our City’s desire to Serve. Let me know in the comments what you think… #service #serve #dc #kinney4dc

How our president engages with the world reflects our values. The U.S. now gets 30% more for Venezuelan oil than Venezuela did before we captured Maduro. Was it ever about human rights, or just resources?

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A bit of underwater magic A magnificent sperm whale comes to check out a diver With the lovely Interstellar music in the background Why are we destroying this 🌎 , nature and #Climate ?? #WarOnNature #Metacrisis

In this clip of the Sumud Podcast, Tariq Habash and Josh Paul discuss why political change requires pragmatic pressure, voter leverage, and creating the right incentives for politicians to move. 🎬 Full episode on https://sumudpod.com  📲 Follow @dredhasan | @sumudpod | @tariqhabash_ | @anewpolicy

No but why did we think this would actually be so easy to do 😭

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Well, there go my plans for the evening

In case you missed it, we announced our adoption of the Model Context Protocol thanks to our new partnership with Anthropic, offering benefits to both researchers and AI developers like enhanced accuracy in AI responses, unified workflows, and more. ➡️ ow.ly/oQpS50Wu1rW

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Brushalotamus is helping us celebrate Oral Health Month! Healthy habits like brushing twice a day can help keep teeth strong and cavity-free!🪥 What are you doing this month to keep your smile healthy? 😁 #OralHealthMonth #HealthySmiles

"Israeli Female Soldier Leaves Palestinian Child Partially Blind"(Global Intifada) #Israel #Gaza

Ukrainian attack drone strikes St. Petersburg oil and gas maritime terminal, causing explosion.

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IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL for landlords to increase your rent and it should be required by law for landlords to decrease your rent by something like 10% each year while perfectly maintaining+upgrading your place while providing perfect 5/5 stars 10/10 service+help.

It’s quite simple! The rich are destroying the planet while they blame immigrants for all the world’s problems so you won’t demand they get taxed! #billionaires #elonmusk #jeffbezos #incomeinequality #taxtherich