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by TheSpiceIsLife 3485 days ago
So what happens when foreign owners start voting in council elections?

At what point does foreign real estate ownership start affecting local politics?

If imposing a tax has no affect on, or only slows, foreign real estate investment, what do we suppose will be the long term outcomes?

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To vote in council elections they will have to become citizens and will therefore no longer be foreign owners.
Foreigners can't vote in the US. I think some cities make exceptions for school boards.