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Rent is theft (lemmy.world)

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they’re monopolizing the housing market, absolutely.

I think there's a middle ground between 'consuming all housing stock in hopes of making airbnbs' and 'illegal'. There's a legitimate case for short term and medium term residence that doesn't make sense with ownership. However while we should accommodate those, it is a fair point the market should be regulated so that people have a reasonable path to ownership if it makes sense without being stuck with competing with rent-seeking corporations sucking up all the inventory.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

There’s a legitimate case for short term and medium term residence that doesn’t make sense with ownership.

Sure. Neither case requires speculative investors to enter the market and maximize profits.

You're confusing physical infrastructure with rent seeking bureaucracy.