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'Renters Are Struggling': Economists Back Tenant-Led Push for Federal Rent Control (www.commondreams.org)
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[+] -7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I would rather pay the cost of service to the government than my landlord’s mortgage

So you want housing as government controlled? How much? 100%? 80%? 50%? How much private residential property should be stolen by the government to achieve what you want.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    How much private residential property should be stolen by the government to achieve what you want.

    wow is that the best strawman you could come up with? Public housing shouldn't exist because *checks notes* it is literally impossible to achieve without stealing existing homes? That's how you're gonna present your initial argument? Be better sporto

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