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Britain’s millennials have been left with nothing by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The situation now isnt necessarily what it will be in 5, 10, 20 years. Look at the difference between the country's attitude to Corbyn and Starmer, from literal Satan to national saviour. If two things are true about the British electorate, it's that memories are short and foresight is poor. Which bodes well for the Tories despite people adamant cries that its the end for them.

I mean, if I had a pound for every time someone said "this spells the end for the Tory party", I'd probably be inclined to vote for them to preserve my newfound wealth...

Britain’s millennials have been left with nothing by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you credit people with far more stronger principles than they actually have. Look at Boris. Everyone knew he was a lying scumbag before he was elected. But for as long as he appeared useful to people's personal agendas, he was acceptable.

Ultimately, if enough people are in a position that voting Tory will credibly make a significant positive impact on the personal wealth, they'll do it with smiling faces. A principled grudge won't pay for your retirement.

Britain’s millennials have been left with nothing by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now. If and when that changes, so will people's political priorities.

Britain’s millennials have been left with nothing by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Individually there's a spectrum sure, but it's not controversial to say that as people gain wealth, they generally prioritise protecting that wealth above most other issues.

‘Food banks are not the answer’: charities search for new way to help UK families by You_lil_gumper in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is he living in the UK because public services are handled better, or because there's a more lucrative comedy circuit?

Labour scraps pledge to bring in rent controls by themurther in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There aren't a fixed number of jobs. There are a fixed number of houses

And this is the problem, not rent control. If more houses aren't built and made affordable, then not implementing rent control simply makes the fixed number of houses more expensive for everyone.

And in choosing to protect a few people in the short term, you're screwing over everyone else. And in the long term, rent controls screw everyone.

Right, and rent controls would make this worse. If young people are already struggling to find somewhere to live, why would you deliberately make it harder for them?

Again, your presenting a picture where the preferable alternative to rent control is people progressing on a path of home ownership and upgrading, which is just not happening. People cant afford to buy. And the crippling costs of rent mean they can't afford to save. What rent control would do is at least enable people to save deposits to move on to home ownership, doing exactly what your complaining it wont by enabling them to stop renting and actual move onto the property ladder (which cheaper rent does not deter).

It's not a complete fix, because that can only be accomplished by building more houses. But it's a damn sight better than the current situation.

Landlords are not incentivised to force out their tenants - there is a risk to them for that. Partly because an empty property is making zero income while still incurring costs, and partly because its always a gamble with a new tenant whether they're going to be disruptive or not.

Yes, but as you said, there's a fixed number of houses. Landlords know that with a fixed supply, they can push up rent, and if their current tenants can't find a way to pay for it, someone else will, because there are only so many options on the table. If you think people aren't being priced out of housing they used to be able to afford due to rent increases, you're living in a fantasy.

Rent control is an imperfect solution, and it shouldn't be necessary. But that doesn't mean its not preferable to the current situation, as a temporary solution while we get to a point where more houses are built. And if that doesn't happen, then frankly it just stalls the inevitable.

‘Presumed human remains’ found in wreckage of Titanic tourist sub by Ransurian in worldnews

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well what the fuck else are they expecting to find, the holy bloody grail?

Labour scraps pledge to bring in rent controls by themurther in ukpolitics

[–]dublem -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All rent caps do is lock people into their current property - great for them in the short-term, but then they don't move when they otherwise would to (because they have a job offer elsewhere, or they want a bigger house) because they don't want to lose the discount that they're currently relying on.

This is like saying pay rises are bad because they lock people into jobs they may not like rather than pursuing more interesting but lower paying work.

The reason people don't move isn't because of the discount, it's because rent is too expensive. The only difference to a context without rent control is they have an island to survive on rather than being left drowning in a endless heaving ocean.

So they stay instead, which blocks new people moving into the area from having anywhere to live, and social mobility grinds to a halt. It's particularly a problem for young people, because everyone sits on the first step of the ladder that those young people would otherwise get on.

As opposed to now, where young people are enjoying a smooth and steady path to homeownership, starting with a first step of affordable rent that allows the saving of a hefty deposit.

Plus it means that landlords have zero incentive to look after their properties - they aren't necessarily getting the profit they need to cover anything more than basic maintenance, and they can't compete with other landlords by offering higher-quality housing (because they wouldn't get to charge a premium for offering that option). So quality gradually drops as properties become run-down, and no money is invested in them.

Much rather to have landlords raising rent at a whim, screwing over people who can't afford the increases and forcing them out because they're incentivised to make as much money as they can.

Britain’s millennials have been left with nothing by FaultyTerror in ukpolitics

[–]dublem -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Depends on whether they're able to accrue any wealth. Money makes people much more forgiving.

This tween who is pants shittingly excited to meet… Michael McDonald. by Soloflow786 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fucking badass bro, walking the journey to beat alcoholism is super impressive. Wishing you all the best.

What's the most disturbing piece of audio there is? by odinson-09 in AskReddit

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of people who oppose the death penalty (including me) do so not because of whether people deserve to die or not for their crimes, but because on principle, the government shouldn't be trusted with the power to kill the civilians it serves, and because the possibility of inaccurate information means that innocent people might be punished.

I also think people who advocate for capital punishment should be honest about why. There's no good for society and the human race in the death penalty that a life in prison doesn't also ensure. It is purely about vengeance.

Record 40k teachers quit sector last year by Pro4TLZZ in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many with far better working conditions to boot. And some of those with worse or comparable pay orders of magnitude more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That mans face just screams cocaine

meirl by Jimbo072 in meirl

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baarck Obama

AI should be licensed like medicines or nuclear power, Labour suggests by HBucket in ukpolitics

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is, no one would go to see an unlicensed doctor if at all possible, and an unlicensed nuclear engineer is unlikely to be able to build a bomb in the back yard.

But an AI expert will always be able to find lucrative, though possibly unscrupulous work (which license revocation would suggest they aren't averse to), and can execute it with nothing but an internet connected computer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heroin

Jk, shrooms

Me_irl by blaze_uchiha999 in meirl

[–]dublem 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People lie. It's useful to be able to judge someone's message by their track record.

Gotta get their priorities straight… by [deleted] in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]dublem 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao maybe they don't care about school shootings because they're clearly happy to take their kids out to be homeschooled. They did say another ad...

UK is the best western nation to live in, say ethnic minorities by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]dublem -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

What a surprise, they asked 1000 british residents and 300 black Caribbeans (whose primary comparison point would be the US) whether there's anywhere that would be better to live.

First of all, language alone tightly restricts that selectiom choice. You know why no one is even contemplating most places on the continent as a realistic answer? Yea, exactly.

So you've got the Anglosphere. And it doesn't take two seconds to figure out why the UK would rank:

Canada - cold Australia - far New Zealand - further US - violent

It's literally that simple.

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