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This isn’t the rich, that’s what makes it so sad. These funds are managed by vultures, yes, but these portfolios are quickly bundled and turned into financial instruments, which in turn portions of them are rolled into other funds, which in turn are sold to groups like teachers pension funds, or fractions sold on Robinhood using fancy names that disguise what is in them. These funds are sold not to the rich but to those trying to stay ahead of the meat grinder that is the American capitalist economy. The rich get fees that are completely divorced from how well the funds perform, meanwhile working folk are inadvertently investing in the same machine that is making it impossible for them to afford to buy a home.

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mriormro@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I don’t think you understand.

EAT.

THE

RICH.

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- JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yeah, that too, but my complaint is about the system that makes the rich while simultaneously convincing us to inadvertently participate in and strengthen our own economic slavery.
  
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  - llama@lemmy.zip ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    That’s by design though. They get rich off selling us the promise of something being the next frontier of personal sovereignty.
    
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    JoMiran@lemmy.ml ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    💯
    
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chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Should 10x property taxes on non-primary-residences, and split the proceeds between subsidizing construction of new housing and being distributed as a UBI. Would be better than trying to ban speculative investment in housing outright, because it would be attacking the underlying market factors instead of telling investors they can’t try to make a profit.

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- Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  not only that, place limits on how many properties they can own as well, plus also close loopholes like using LLC / some kind of other shady company to buy more houses.
  
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  - chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That’s closer to trying to ban speculative investment. I guess my opinion on this is just that this type of approach won’t work as well, because keeping people from participating in the market isn’t a direct way to move the market. And what needs to happen is, lower housing prices and regular people having greater proportional purchasing power, so the best focus would be to give investors strong incentives to sell, increase supply, and redistribute wealth.
    
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    stringere@sh.itjust.works ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Houses should be for living in, not financial vehicles.
    
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