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[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 minutes ago

Let's some to simplify every person gets to buy only one home and this is only for them and their families to enjoy.

Now they still have more money than you. They just won't invest in a house but somewhere else instead. Now nobody can rent, great all the banks now get a ton of revenue for all that money they lend out because everybody needs to buy. (Making them insanely rich)...

Inequality is the problem, just peddling a simple solution like getting rid of one symptom is not gonna fix this. Also changing the system has historically done nothing in that way either.

Taxing the rich would. ;)

Landlords are easy to hate, but they are necessary. Having them paying high taxes and having strong protections for renters will keep them honest and contributing and the market balanced.

Let's start with some constructive work instead of hate flaming memes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 minutes ago

If you want the state to redistribute their property, or some other organization, making it kinda common and free, - you'll have a mobster alternative of feudal lords instead of landlords.

Like it happened with USSR.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

And you still wouldn't own it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I could go on vacation twice a year if I didn't pay rent.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

Where would you live when you're not on vacation?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 hours ago (10 children)

If a person disappears the things they own will still be here, shocking revelation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Those things will be inherited and there will instantly be new landlords. Unless we want the state seizing and redistributing assets on death... which i don't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

point is that they add no value to anything.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

That's not quite true. They add the initial and after-market capital to build and support the houses. They also carry some of the capital risk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 58 minutes ago (1 children)

Developers build houses and neighborhoods all the time without landlords paying them to do so. I'm actually not sure if landlords paying for building is common at all. Though, developers do all kinds of shady and harmful shit too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 29 minutes ago (1 children)

you think the developers will continue building if nobody gives them money at the end of the build? either through pre- ("give us money and we'll build you a thing") or post- ("come give us money for this thing we built")

why do bakers even charge for the bread they made?!! its just sitting on the shelf doing nothing?!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 minutes ago

I think it's mostly regular homebuyers that give them the money (well, the bank, through mortgages).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I own my tv, but add no value to it by doing so.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago

Does your TV, which you own but neither use nor possess, make life bad for others who actually use it and watch it?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 hours ago

Found the landlord, guys

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

When workers die, you no longer have labor. When scientists die you no longer have their intelligence.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

it's better to use the gender neutral term, more inclusive, please use landparasite

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

I prefer landleech

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

I'm no sexist. They can also evaporate.

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