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Re:The Rent Is Too Damn Algorithmic by robertlagrant on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:49AM (#37830139)
Getting people to pay income tax on income they don't earn might be a good solution to unemployment.
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Re:The Rent Is Too Damn Algorithmic by oblio on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:11AM (#37830276)
> Getting people to pay income tax on income they don't earn might be a good solution to unemployment.

That's not equivalent, I hope you're being sarcastic.

People who can afford not to rent out an expensive property are almost by definition multi-millionaires.

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Re:The Rent Is Too Damn Algorithmic by robertlagrant on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:24AM (#37830354)
> People who can afford not to rent out an expensive property are almost by definition multi-millionaires.

Those people (and those properties) do not make up all, or even most, of the picture.

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Re:The Rent Is Too Damn Algorithmic by thfuran on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:56AM (#37830180)
Through higher suicide rates?
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Re:The Rent Is Too Damn Algorithmic by futureamish on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:04PM (#37833936)
They're always free to sell.
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