>Why are you choosing to ignore the observation that many residents in Vienna report being very satisfied with social housing?
Becase the discussion was about Austria, not Vienna. Vienna != Austria just how Washington != the US. Austria is much bigger than Vienna. If Vienna's housing policy was such a stellar idea, why wasn't it applied nation wide so everyone can benefit from it?
>many residents in Vienna report being very satisfied with social housing
If you get social housing I'm sure you'll be satisfied, same how getting free stuff paid for by others, makes everyone satisfied. What about those that don't get social housing being stuck in the private rental market with no hopes of ownign anything, basically condemmed to old age poverty but still pay taxes just as those getting social housing? Tough shit for them?
If you're below 30 you'll get social housing immediately after being "stuck" in private rental for 2 years - which, considering the heavy rent price restrictions of the MRG - is more than cheap in Vienna. You'd have to pay the mark-up of "Direktvergabeablöse" (one-time payment of ~3-4k€) if you want anything decent, of course.
If you are older than 30 and earn enough to be disqualified from social housing, you should have enough equity to satisfy any property loan already.
Becase the discussion was about Austria, not Vienna. Vienna != Austria just how Washington != the US. Austria is much bigger than Vienna. If Vienna's housing policy was such a stellar idea, why wasn't it applied nation wide so everyone can benefit from it?
>many residents in Vienna report being very satisfied with social housing
If you get social housing I'm sure you'll be satisfied, same how getting free stuff paid for by others, makes everyone satisfied. What about those that don't get social housing being stuck in the private rental market with no hopes of ownign anything, basically condemmed to old age poverty but still pay taxes just as those getting social housing? Tough shit for them?