I love Brandon because he's an absolute machine at writing. I've given up on too many amazing series because I just don't believe the authors will ever finish the work. Brandon is a breath of fresh air in that regard.
That being said, he has a really specific range to his writing. Personally, I can't binge too much on his work or I get a little bored or restive or something. Kind of like eating cereal for every meal -- it's great at breakfast, but at some point, you just need some variety.
I do see one problem with this type of regulation -- if you say "no more than 3 homes per entity", the "homes 4 rent" megalandlords will just create thousands of "homes 4 rent asdf" shell companies to get around the limit. I foresee tons of cat-and-mouse accounting shenanigans trying to dodge this sort of requirement.
A simpler method would be to increase both the property taxes and the homestead exemption, tuned so that individual homeowner pays about the same.
Limiting Airbnbs would help, too. Require city or county licensing for all guest accommodations, maybe, and have a set number of licenses?
Also, I don't want to try to kill off all housing rentals. Think about college housing, about people moving halfway across the country for a job, people who've just gotten divorced... there are lots of circumstances where it makes more sense to rent for a time than to pony up $$$ to buy a house or a condo. In a functional market, this would be, say, 10% of housing, and you wouldn't have the absurdity of "I pay $3000 in rent because the bank doesn't think I'll pay a $2000 mortgage".
The Hornblower stories are also excellent. They might hit a bit simpler -- the characters are a bit more heroic, a bit less complicated. IMO both are worth reading, but they hit a bit different even though they sail through similar waters (I was going to say 'covers the same ground', ha!)
I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. My neighborhood isn't the best for walkability -- there are definitely better areas in this city in that respect.
To the nearest convenience store: 1.5km
To the nearest chain supermarket: 1.9km
To the bus stop: 140m
To the nearest park: 480m
To the nearest big supermarket: 5.8km
To the nearest library: 1.9km
To the nearest train station: 800m
elephantium @ elephantium @lemmy.world Posts 2Comments 537Joined 2 yr. ago
I love Brandon because he's an absolute machine at writing. I've given up on too many amazing series because I just don't believe the authors will ever finish the work. Brandon is a breath of fresh air in that regard.
That being said, he has a really specific range to his writing. Personally, I can't binge too much on his work or I get a little bored or restive or something. Kind of like eating cereal for every meal -- it's great at breakfast, but at some point, you just need some variety.