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We should get rid of landlords. Just a quick thought. Spitballing here, I dunno. Could be good, could be bad, who knows?
But what about all the housing they provide?
I dunno I haven't really thought it through yet but maybe like...what if we had some sort of system that gave everyone a home?
Just spitballing.
Hmmm i think i would like to read your manifesto
What are you, some sort of hexbear wacko??
Housing in the ussr used to cost like 5-10% of monthly income. The state can certainly regulate housing if not outright provide it.
Oh absolutely. But Investors make money off of it, so "what can we do?" Gotta protect the people on wall street that don't do anything.
You might be physically unable, but you're not monetarily unable. Most landlords just pay someone to do it with the money you gave them.
Whatever you are paying in rent is enough to cover the costs of that property and then pay for your landlord's own lifestyle on top. You are being robbed.
Housing co-ops can very well be a thing and in rare cases they are. Rent would also be cheaper that way all considered.
I hear that.
They're definitely not anywhere near my city though.
Landlords by and large also dont keep up on maintenence. If and when maintence is done, its usually by someone else who isn't them. They don't personally provide anything, and yet take 1/3 to half if not more of working peoples income, which is the problem we have with them.
That's cool if the people you've rented from are different. I'm not saying that in a person to person, individual basis they are all bad people or anything, but as a class it needs to end
Oh for sure, as a class I agree with you.
Idk like anything you just have to be diligent I guess. I've been able to have have a positive outcome in my situation. But that's me, and obviously not every one can be that lucky.