Comment on Rent is theft
TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
If the concept of rent must exist, at least have it go to the government. It’s obvious that in private hands it will eventually favor the most rich, and it should not be used as a means to speculate. Unfortunately, political leaders never learn, and if they see thing X that moves a lot of money that they can trickle down off of, fuck the consequences of thing X, that thing is going to be allowed. Crypto, AI, housing, cloud PCs, they will kneel away their autonomy bit by bit.
Unfortunately, political leaders never learn, and if they see thing X that moves a lot of money that they can trickle down off of, fuck the consequences of thing X, that thing is going to be allowed.
so you want to give them control over all rental properties???
No, they’ll be overthrown in a social revolution that abolishes the present social relations and conditions of production. The state established after that point will seek out a program of expropriation of all private property.
dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Really depends, imo. Local municipalities? Sure, but that’s a decade-long fight to make it widespread throughout the nation. Federal? I can just imagine the Trump executive order firing all workers and the terrible outcome that may ensue.