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Re:A rent-stabilized 1 bedroom apartment for $1,100 In NYC? ... by polygamous_bat on Saturday February 10, 2024 @01:24PM (#39328816)
So our choice is to either legally discourage rent seeking behavior in certain necessary parts of our life (health, housing, education) OR “live in a van… don’t go to a doctor … go to community college” just so the overlords could keep making profits on their investments. I wonder why not more people are signing up for the latter.
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Re:A rent-stabilized 1 bedroom apartment for $1,100 In NYC? ... by bsdpufferfish on Saturday February 10, 2024 @02:51PM (#39329592)
No. The point is that these actions at the margin put pressure on prices. People do have an alternative and will not just pay any price. I suspect you're feeling what I described at the end.
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