BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoHappy Labour Day to people who are not landlords.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square433fedilinkarrow-up11.56Karrow-down1226
arrow-up11.33Karrow-down1imageHappy Labour Day to people who are not landlords.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square433fedilink
minus-squareaikixd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down13·11 months agoNo one is paying for his mortgage. Someone is paying for a rent. If you think this is bad, then rent should be outlawed.
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·11 months agoThe rent that pays the mortgage he couldn’t afford to pay. All rent is is paying someone else’s mortgage.
minus-squareaikixd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoLet’s say the mortgage is payed. Then the rent pays whatever the landlord decides to do with that money. Like literally any other transaction.
minus-squareTheDoctorDonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoOwning multiple homes for profit is a large part of the current crisis. People shouldn’t be able to withhold homes and hold them ransom.
minus-squareaikixd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoI agree, but limiting rights is not a good way to approach the issue. Raising taxation on 2+ properties is much better. And perhaps there are even better approaches, but an not an economist.
No one is paying for his mortgage. Someone is paying for a rent. If you think this is bad, then rent should be outlawed.
The rent that pays the mortgage he couldn’t afford to pay. All rent is is paying someone else’s mortgage.
Let’s say the mortgage is payed. Then the rent pays whatever the landlord decides to do with that money. Like literally any other transaction.
Owning multiple homes for profit is a large part of the current crisis. People shouldn’t be able to withhold homes and hold them ransom.
I agree, but limiting rights is not a good way to approach the issue. Raising taxation on 2+ properties is much better. And perhaps there are even better approaches, but an not an economist.