• phil@lymme.dynv6.net
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    3 days ago

    Rent isn’t theft. It’s payment for a service

    Sure there’s a service and the owner has costs, but it’s actually quite unrelated to the rental price in most places. I think the question is about the regulation of markets for basic life requirements. Alternatives aren’t very appealing IMHO: social aids (taxes on the rich), charity (by the rich), or persistent homelessness.

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      3 days ago

      I’m all down for regulating the markets on necessities. Like I said, I don’t think businesses should be able to own residential property at all.

      But a tenant/landlord agreement doesn’t only benefit the landlord.