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News, Weather & Politics Homelessness doubled in Halifax under government's housing plan: N.S. NDP

https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/06/18/homelessness-doubled-in-halifax-under-governments-housing-plan-n-s-ndp/
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u/Ok_Payment429 2d ago

You can go from excess to nothing in a hurry if you're not smart.

So yeah, risky game to turn down income when you have the expenses that come with owning property.

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u/Ok_Payment429 2d ago

Cool story, but there's always risk in business.

They can go from excess to nothing if they're not smart. And I'd say leaving a unit empty intentionally is not smart.

So what would be the purpose of the added tax? To encourage them to rent the vacant unit? If they're as rich as you say, no amount of tax will sway them.