BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoHappy Labour Day to people who are not landlords.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square414fedilinkarrow-up11.61Karrow-down1236
arrow-up11.37Karrow-down1imageHappy Labour Day to people who are not landlords.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square414fedilink
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·10 months agoI’d much prefer to have social housing than slumlords that want to make a profit on the rented space while also keeping the value of the building.
minus-squarekbotc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·10 months agoSo, how does the government decide who gets beachfront property and who lives behind the power plant?
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down10·10 months agoThe same way that it works now? The unit is for rent, you take an appointment and the first person that qualifies get it. This is not the gotcha you think it is. What so different than the current system?
minus-squareaikixd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·10 months agoIf nothing is different, why bother changing?
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoBecause the government wouldn’t be trying to bleed every penny out of tenants just because they can.
minus-squareaikixd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·10 months agoThat’s some alternative reality, you’re talking about. My government does try, and succeeds in bleeding every last penny that I earn.
minus-squareTheActualDevil@sffa.communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoThose are called taxes. We need those.
minus-squareaikixd@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoUnless they are not used for the betterment of society and are not thrown into the black hole of beurocracy.
I’d much prefer to have social housing than slumlords that want to make a profit on the rented space while also keeping the value of the building.
So, how does the government decide who gets beachfront property and who lives behind the power plant?
The same way that it works now? The unit is for rent, you take an appointment and the first person that qualifies get it.
This is not the gotcha you think it is. What so different than the current system?
If nothing is different, why bother changing?
Because the government wouldn’t be trying to bleed every penny out of tenants just because they can.
That’s some alternative reality, you’re talking about. My government does try, and succeeds in bleeding every last penny that I earn.
Those are called taxes. We need those.
Unless they are not used for the betterment of society and are not thrown into the black hole of beurocracy.