Oh, yes, ofc, basically all EU countries do that to divergent extend (mostly in term of non-profit housing), it keeps the supply part of the market in check not only by increasing supply, but also by not being incectivized by hiking rents just because they can.

Afaik US does or did that too, but I guess was always lobbied against.

The “hyperbole” - it’s like mentioning some people would actually like to die in context of defunding hospitals or starting a war.