Why rent control isn't working in Sweden? In a red-brick 1960s tower block, 20-year-old Oscar Stark is heating leftover vegetarian pasta. He keeps to a strict food budget, because more than half his income goes towards sub-letting a studio apartment in one of Stockholm's outer suburbs.

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[–]Brewdabier 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Stockholm is the most expensive city in Sweden. It is followed by Gothenburg and Uppsala. Cities such as Nykvarn and Södertälje are much cheaper. But hay let's move to a rich area and complain about high rent.

[–]blah-blah-blah-blah 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Rent control isn't working in Sweden because it's a bad idea everywhere. But some people don't know how to listen.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Surely the way to fix this is to move thousands more single young men into the country.

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We're all reheating vegetarian pasta, you should ask your parents how much food costs right now. You might not have your chicken nuggies much longer.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

You shouldn't waste food no matter how much it costs.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

cuz not enforced