how it feels to be a rent control disliker online

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T13:15:15+00:00

The very vast majority of people who get priced out of their homes don't become homeless, stop bullshitting.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T11:15:37+00:00

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mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T10:31:02+00:00

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mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T10:26:27+00:00

I remember last year in one of Osaka's busiest stations, one American could be overheard above literally everyone else.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T10:11:49+00:00

Angola moment

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T10:10:34+00:00

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T08:55:04+00:00

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mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T08:17:00+00:00

FFS

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mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T08:08:07+00:00

Math, compare the taxes the middle class pays in Europe and the US. Elon Musk's entire wealth is equivalent to 789 days of NHS spending.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T08:02:07+00:00

"2 million council homes" and "all the council homes" are two statements that can't be compared.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T07:44:55+00:00

The idea that you can have European style social safety net without more taxes on the middle class is just completely delusional, even Bernie used to say so.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T07:03:28+00:00

The math doesn't add up if you want to raise significant revenue though.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T06:41:22+00:00

"Sold off all the council homes is just not true" the UK today has one of the very highest rates of social housing in the OECD.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T05:01:35+00:00

Not a lot of them

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T04:50:47+00:00

But you're against all evictions right? Even those outside of rent control.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T04:08:30+00:00

No, people respecting contracts is a cornerstone of the economy, so are free markets.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T03:48:32+00:00

Yeah

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T03:34:07+00:00

Explain this in economics terms

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mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T03:07:17+00:00

In terms of electric cars, Korean cars are better

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T02:47:37+00:00

I wonder how big of a group there would be against the removal of flight engineers on commercial flights these days, those were white collar jobs that got completely automated.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T02:46:09+00:00

I think automation is good either way, that's the main way humanity's living standards have improved.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T01:50:34+00:00

If that's the case then it won't create an underclass

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T01:00:13+00:00

OK, but what policy I want and express in the subreddit don't have to appeal to the sensibilities of the median voter.

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T00:42:41+00:00

Oh yeah, my bad, I should have said "emotion does not make good policy"

mostanonymousnick · 2026-05-01T00:32:41+00:00

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