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Re:Evictions are about to restart as tenants wait on billion... by nradov on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:34PM (#28044456)
If rental relief is needed then it should be implemented entirely at the state level. There's no Constitutional basis for a federal role here. States that need additional revenue to support such programs can temporarily raise income and capital gains taxes on the wealthy.
Re:Evictions are about to restart as tenants wait on billion... by setr on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @01:33AM (#28045977)
The eviction moratorium was effectively using the “wealthy” as a capital buffer, by delaying payments. The solution for refilling that buffer is to tax the “wealthy” and use their income to fill in their own deficit?

This is getting pretty circular.

Re:Evictions are about to restart as tenants wait on billion... by bumby on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @07:54PM (#28055705)
What's your thoughts on moving it up another level to the banks? E.g., if tenets can't pay the landlord, the landlord gets a temporary interest deferment from the bank. I've heard this discussed as essentially recompense from the industry bailed out 12 years ago by the taxpayer