yep, if you’re passionate bout this type of stuff but don’t even vote then make your way into being a politician and try to make the changes yourself.

i mean i agree a lot of the time the US priorities are f***ed up, and that’s why i think more focus and reform in certain social pain points would do wonders

but as far as a state run housing system for 300+ million people, i don’t see how that would be any better than the current private system we have now (although there are state sponsored housing like rent controlled buildings)

the gov’t trying to manage everyone’s housing complaints, which 1000s if not tens of thousands would populate each day, seems unrealistic to me

at least now you have a somewhat personal connection with the landlord or property manager so your complaints can be heard at a quicker rate, and threat of legal action in the most extreme circumstances will light a fire under their ass to do what you want them to do

try suing the government, good luck

He’s an absolute d***head.

Like its so funny how so many of the issues people complain about in the USA could be fixed if they actually gave enough of a s*** to go out and cast a ballot to replace the piece of s***s operating their state and city.

Most people be on twitter all day crying for police reform, universal health care, universal background checks yet won't go out to vote for the politicians that support them too.

he has always been one of the absolute worst posters in KTT history. Can't believe some drunk crackhead made him a mod once.

Nothing in this world is free. Even if you own your property and have everything paid OFF, you still have to pay taxes to the government. And if you don’t, then you’re gonna have a treat with the IRS/government. There will always be a landlord whether you like it or not, unless you privately own an island.

You really gotta reverse engineer on what you say sometimes.

So you respect people making money regardless of how they get it?

I wouldn't consider all landlords to be evil but agree that the concept of them usually will result in bad things

i am 100% in for getting rid of landlords. but how? how do we do this?

once again Synopsis is making threads for shock factor and pages rather than creating insightful and educational discussion.

"there will always be a landlord whether you like it or not"

That's just not true...

Public housing or directly owning your home are examples where landlords aren't involved.

revolution

i think the argument comes around that landlords actually really aren't personal, in some cases they may as well be corporate entities. there's regions in the united states where poor folk (especially black poor folk) are unable to negotiate, sue, or even talk to certain landlords because they simply don't have the capabilities.

this is just individuals too. when landlords hire property management companies, the connection is completely cut, and you're just talking to a faceless entity that gives no s***s about your current situation unless you've got the money to pay. and in a lot of cases, landlords will always try to gouge people with their rent prices.

Adam Smith said it best in Wealth of Nations, Chpt 11 (forgot the page number):

"The rent of the land, therefore, considered as the price paid for the use of the land, is naturally a monopoly price. It is not at all proportioned to what the landlord may have laid out upon the improvement of the land, or to what he can afford to take; but to what the farmer can afford to give. "

do you even give a s*** about these issues or are you just using them as a vehicle to troll on a hip-hop forum?

i mean as responses go this is pretty lazy, even by your standards.

no its all one big grift

there are multiple ways to get to a point. pick whichever one you want

The government will be your landlord, if that’s the case. You will still indirectly pay for housing even if it’s public housing through taxes.

ktt communists hate the government but also want their entire lives to be run by the government

maybe provide isn't the word because that would imply it being free of charge but they actively manage and maintain the property and do a variety of other things for tenants

Nah the government would own it, but the government wouldn't be your landlord if the govt doesn't rent it out to the people who live on the land at market value. And the people living in the homes wouldn't have to pay as much in taxes as they would pay to a landlord.

There's a clear difference.

yes yes i know its recorded on a potato

all things that can happen without them

Explain then

Explain what exactly lol

So silly that ktt commies would rather have the govt spend money on providing basic necessities for its populace than a space force

I'm not disagreeing with that (though I do think it's a very optimistic/utopian view that making all housing/land ownership public would go over well). My initial post was simply to serve as a rebuttal to the guy who suggested landlords do/offer nothing for their tenants or society and I think that the points I made proved his points to be incorrect.