▲ 496 ▼ Don't forget to tip (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by linguafranca@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 133 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bstix@feddit.dk 128 points 2 years ago (3 children) Imagine if landlords decided to strike. The consequences would be.... There'd be noone to... The land doesn't lord itself you know! permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] db2@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 years ago (2 children) They can't strike, it's illegal. The ones that do are called slum lords and they're literally criminals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 18 points 2 years ago They can't strike because it's not a job. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) There is another form of strike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_strike permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] norbert@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey we should have that. Maybe if people that own 30 houses will stop buying more as an investment I can buy one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mack7400@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Who's gonna paint over the outlets and cockroaches? Who's gonna wait months for that heater part to get delivered? permalink fedilink source parent [–] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago Not striking per se, but if you piss them off they could start turning away the majority of applicants so they don't have to deal with society's more desperate. The corporates already do that anyways, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] db2@sopuli.xyz 39 points 2 years ago (2 children) They can't strike, it's illegal. The ones that do are called slum lords and they're literally criminals. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 18 points 2 years ago They can't strike because it's not a job. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) There is another form of strike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_strike permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] norbert@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey we should have that. Maybe if people that own 30 houses will stop buying more as an investment I can buy one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 18 points 2 years ago They can't strike because it's not a job. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmyman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) There is another form of strike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_strike permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] norbert@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey we should have that. Maybe if people that own 30 houses will stop buying more as an investment I can buy one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] norbert@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Hey we should have that. Maybe if people that own 30 houses will stop buying more as an investment I can buy one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mack7400@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Who's gonna paint over the outlets and cockroaches? Who's gonna wait months for that heater part to get delivered? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago Not striking per se, but if you piss them off they could start turning away the majority of applicants so they don't have to deal with society's more desperate. The corporates already do that anyways, though. permalink fedilink source parent