solstice @ solstice @lemmy.world

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That isn't clear at all because it seems like all the vitriol in this thread is about the very concept of owning real property and renting it to someone who wants to rent. This thread is not at all about landlords not fulfilling their contractual obligations. All I'm seeing here is "fuck landlords and big bad mean rich people" and it's really childish and immature. Nobody has suggested a viable alternative yet to that, including you.

Genuinely can't believe you people that does hatred make you so dumb

All I see in this thread is vitriol towards real estate rental from people who don't have a strong understanding of finance and economics. The dumb hatred you speak of is going the other direction.

Misplaced vitriol. What if you don't want to own? I don't. I don't wanna deal with any of that shit like broken ac, leaky roof, mowing the lawn etc. How do I rent if nobody can or will rent to me?

Rent and prices are directly correlated to the same things. Local economy, future outlook, interest rates, the usual stuff.

If you're pissed off about housing costs that's another story. If you're pissed off because a landlord didn't fix your ac or hot water then that's another story too. But you just sound like an uneducated crazy person when you go around ranting like a lunatic about rent extraction.

Who told you chlorine doesn't smell? I hit my pool with a few gallons every few weeks and it definitely smells strongly.

Related pet peeve: restaurants that have a million items for a million prices, all of them basically the same. Example: sandwich shop not far from me. Every sandwich is +|- a dollar, same with every item. Takes forever for them to ring it up and the variance is pennies. Just charge $X per sandwich and maybe markup a few premium items (roast beef, avocado, bacon whatever).

When in doubt: simplify

I thought it was common knowledge of the only way to reduce traffic is to reduce demand on roads, eg more expensive gas and tolls etc.

If you add another lane to the highway you're just gonna attract more people and make it worse.

..and I'm saying GHWB wasn't that bad IMO. The last reasonable republican of that generation. Somehow that's a controversial thing to say though apparently 🙄

Pretty sure a tax like that at the federal level would be unconstitutional. The 16th amendment authorizes an income tax, not a real estate tax on empty houses. State and local level attempts to do that would be a prieoners dilemma situation. Good for everyone overall if everybody cooperated, but too much incentive to be the one county or state that doesn't tax the shit out of rich people for their third home, thus attracting the wealthy there.

Again I agree in principle but idk if tax is a feasible solution. (I'm a cpa btw for whatever that's worth.)

It's like that episode of Next Generation "Remember Me" when the universe is shrinking and everyone's disappearing and the Enterprise computer keeps gaslighting Dr Crusher trying to convince her it's fine, everything's fine, this is totally normal. But it's not fine, it really isn't.

Would the tax be federal, state, or local level?

How does one prove occupancy to show they aren't subject to this tax?

How would the tax authority determine the same in order to prove noncompliance?

Does this effectively prohibit second and third homes? Am I allowed to put real property in a holding company?

I'm not trying to start a ruckus here, just asking questions. It's a big problem but I'm not sure if tax is the solution. Usually when people suggest solving problems with taxes it isn't fully thought through and doesn't hold up to scrutiny.

Simplicity, barriers of entry, skill requirements? Kinda different to just enter a prompt "such and such actress choking on a dildo" than to photoshop it isn't it? I for one don't know how to do one but could probably figure out the other.

Again I'm just speculating, I don't really know.

I mean that's kind of worse though isn't it? The point I got from this is that people can make porn of celebs, exes, colleagues, whoever, super easy now. Whether you gotta pay or not is beside the point. Maybe I'm misunderstanding the situation and your point though?

Oil prices peaked in summer 2008 at around $150/barrel. Gas cost around $4/gal average nationwide. Prices are lower now in both nominal and inflation adjusted terms than they were 15 years ago.

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=emm_epm0_pte_nus_dpg&f=m

I'm left by default because I don't support violent coups, and I don't particularly care what some people choose to do with their genitals. Pretty pathetic when I put it that way, but that's just how it is..

GHWB was pretty solid IMO. Unfairly got voted out for the whole 'read my lips' thing. Check out this speech at the UN Panel on Climate Change. He is coherent, dignified, rational, and reasonable. So you know, unelectable by today's GOP, but we've known that for a while..

https://www.c-span.org/video/?11033-1/presidential-address

Please suggest a solution.

The idea that ALL landlords are exploiting ALL tenants ALL of the time is just so fucking stupid it's hard to listen to. Goods and services cost money, idk why that is such a hard concept to grasp. I lean left and will probably never vote R for the rest of my life, but it's hard to listen to people like that who have no understanding of basic economics.

He's done a really good job of owning these attacks. I saw him drink from a dark brandon mug during a press conference recently lmao!

Makes me think Obama should've doubled down on the tan suit and bought a whole wardrobe of them. And be seen at all times with a giant bottle of grey poupon.

I didn't hear about that. I'm trying to think of something funny or snarky in response but I got nothing. Some people 🙄

"A picture is worth a thousand words but the right word is worth a thousand pictures"

Not sure if that's what you're referencing but you reminded me of that line.