Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year
by thepasswordis on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @04:19PM
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Why are you not entitled to own your investment properties?
Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year
by desperadovisa on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:12PM
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> But should a middle-class person be able to build a life in places where there are opportunities for job growth (and like it or not, right now, that's the big cities)?
No. You are not entitled to access to specific jobs or a specific area.
Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year
by hahaxdxd123 on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:29PM
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What kind of worldview is this? We should sacrifice social and economic mobility for people's Zucchini gardens?
Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year
by desperadovisa on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @11:14PM
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The world exists beyond San Francisco, you are not entitled to one specific city.
Am I entitled to own my investment properties? No.
Am I entitled to block neighbouring housing from being built? No.
But society allows both of these things because they ostensibly should result in a better society. Of course, they may not, and if they don't result in a better society, we should probably turn the dial back on these factors, but not get rid of them altogether.
So should anyone be entitled to live anywhere? No. But should a middle-class person be able to build a life in places where there are opportunities for job growth (and like it or not, right now, that's the big cities)? Probably, if we think that will result in a better society. So we may need to turns some policy dials to ensure this will happen.