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When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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  • Not everything people pay for produces a tangible object. For example, people pay to hear someone play a song. People pay to hop in an Uber to get from point A to point B -- they don't own the car they ride in afterwards.

    People pay for services and there's nothing wrong with that.

    • When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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  • No, landlords earn money by providing a service. Properties don't maintain themselves.

    • When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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  • By your logic, what happens when the roof needs to be replaced and it costs $15,000 to do that? The rent goes up by $15,000 that year? That's ridiculous.

    This is why rent is higher than a particular year's costs -- it includes capital costs over a period of time. $15,000 over 15 years is $1,000/year or about $84/mo. Add that to the cost of landscaping, utilities, turnover costs, plus a wage for the owner. Why is the wage $25/hour? Why not $100/hour? It's a skilled job.

    • When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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  • Rental property owners do not "make money off the backs" of anyone. It's about trading money for a service.

    • When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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  • This is incorrect.

    • When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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  • You are incorrect. The service is providing someone a home if they don't want to own their own or if they don't have the financial means to do so

    No landlords hoard property. The property is used by people.

    • When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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  • No landlords are "parasites". Rental property owners provide a valuable service.

    • Related to the recent question: A family member has told me that my inheritance after they're gone is for becoming a live-with landlord. Is that ethical?

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  • There's nothing wrong with being a landlord.

    • If landlords didn’t exist anymore, how would shared flats work?

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  • You are correct that there's nothing wrong with being a rental property owner.

    • Has any country actually solved the housing crisis?

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  • Not everyone wants to live in a trailer park.

    Smaller housing would need to be subsidized because it costs a lot to build relative to what it could be sold for.

    • Why don’t more people start profit-sharing companies or co-ops?

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  • Lots of people have ideas, few people actually want to implement ideas. This is why there's more workers than business owners.

    • Has any country actually solved the housing crisis?

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  • Look at places in the U.S. who have built a lot more housing -- rents and housing prices have gone down.

    1. Relax/change zoning requirements
    2. Give subsidies to developers for affordable housing

    • Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?

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  • No this is plain cold blooded pre-meditated murder. The CEO never committed any crimes against humanity.

    • Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?

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  • No

    • Is it possible to fix one's eyesight? What are working methods? What is to be cautious about?

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  • That's interesting, yours lasted way longer than the people I've talked to. I wonder if the procedure was any different.

    • Does anyone think it's poetic that in 2024, Trump is re-elected similarly to the same way George W Bush was in 2004?

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  • According to Trump, we won't have elections again.

    • Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?

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  • He didn't kill anyone.

    • Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?

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  • Your analogy isn't logical whereas mine is.

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  • Insulting people isn't a nice thing to do. Blocking you.

    • Is it possible to fix one's eyesight? What are working methods? What is to be cautious about?

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  • There's LASIK. It's been around since 1989. The downside is that the procedure only lasts about 15 years from what I've seen -- people who got it have to start wearing glasses again after that time.