Quote Originally Posted by jonu View Post
It's Marxist in that it advocates for State control over Capital (in this case the landlord's house). State dabbling in subsidising the rental market has just further distorted it. Accommodation allowances paid to renters are destined to end up in the pockets of landlords, justifying higher house prices and enabling a never ending upwards climb. Non-too clever is it?
There are already state controls over capital - a plethora of rules on what you can and can't do.

Accommodation allowances - I agree National (Ruth Richardson) made a bad move when they first introduced them and no one has been willing to get rid of them since.