Empty homes: political hypocrisy at its peak

While thousands of citizens search for a home at impossible prices, politicians look the other way. The solution of expropriating empty homes and selling them at sensible prices seems clear, but interest is conspicuously absent. It's not a lack of ideas, it's a lack of will to confront the owners of real estate capital.

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Sensors and data: the map of hypocrisy 🏚️

Current technology allows mapping every empty home in real time. Electrical consumption sensors, cadastral data, and artificial intelligence algorithms can identify uninhabited properties with 95% accuracy. There are open platforms that cross-reference utility records and municipal registers. The technical knowledge is ready. What is missing is a political decision to activate the mechanism of expropriation and fair valuation.

The algorithm that doesn't want to bother the friend's wallet 🤐

It turns out that technology can tell which home is empty, but the politician prefers not to look at the screen. It's easier to blame squatters or market prices than to admit that the party friend has seven unused apartments. The algorithm doesn't lie, but the one with decision-making power does. Meanwhile, citizens continue paying rents that hurt.