▲ 805 ▼ Mamdani Threatens 9.5% Property Tax Increase if Wealth Tax Is Not Passed (www.nytimes.com) submitted 5 months ago by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/news@lemmy.world 237 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/55502152
[–] iopq@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago (2 children) Only in rent-controlled markets. In other markets they remodel to jack up the prices, but you would complain about that too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rushmonke@ttrpg.network 5 points 5 months ago* (1 child) You need more life experience if you think landlords only do the bare minimum in rent controlled markets. I guarantee you, you are getting taking advantage of left and right without even realizing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago Landlords will do more if they can charge a higher rent later. It's simple economics permalink fedilink source parent [–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago (2 children) Anyone with a brainstem would complain about that i think. Though I don't grant your premise in the absolute least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rushmonke@ttrpg.network 2 points 5 months ago He's doing whatever he can to avoid admitting that he bought into rhetoric that only exists to make people richer than him even richer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago So if landlords put more money into renovation it's bad, if they don't it's also bad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rushmonke@ttrpg.network 5 points 5 months ago* (1 child) You need more life experience if you think landlords only do the bare minimum in rent controlled markets. I guarantee you, you are getting taking advantage of left and right without even realizing it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago Landlords will do more if they can charge a higher rent later. It's simple economics permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago Landlords will do more if they can charge a higher rent later. It's simple economics permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago (2 children) Anyone with a brainstem would complain about that i think. Though I don't grant your premise in the absolute least. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] rushmonke@ttrpg.network 2 points 5 months ago He's doing whatever he can to avoid admitting that he bought into rhetoric that only exists to make people richer than him even richer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago So if landlords put more money into renovation it's bad, if they don't it's also bad permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rushmonke@ttrpg.network 2 points 5 months ago He's doing whatever he can to avoid admitting that he bought into rhetoric that only exists to make people richer than him even richer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iopq@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago So if landlords put more money into renovation it's bad, if they don't it's also bad permalink fedilink source parent