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In reply to the discussion: America without Landlords: A more in-depth discussion. [View all]True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)But that's not a basis for forming general policy. And talking about people not being children is just more of that "Big Gubmint! Big Gubmint!" type reaction I dealt with in Point 1 of the OP.
People are indeed not children, so we can recognize when we're being screwed and act intelligently to correct it. Renters are at the very tail-end of a Human Centipede of thieving corporations, and their "choice" is between accepting the terms they're offered or leaving the entire region and any associated opportunities. That is literally the deal presented to commoners forced to live under the rule of nobles in the Middle Ages: Work for me on my terms or get the fuck out and starve!
Ordinary people today live under very similar conditions. They don't (and can't) work for themselves, they work for their landlords and their health insurance companies. We've made a little dent in the latter, but we haven't done much about the former.