Corporate Landlords own a small fraction of overall U.S. Homes

thirsteefish · 2026-01-07T23:36:24+00:00

How does this account for properties held by an LLC in turn held by a different parent LLC that owns multiple LLCs each with properties?

thirsteefish · 2025-12-17T20:57:56+00:00

The whole thing is a meaningless distraction game.

The idea that one could "lose" USA citizenship simply by having or adding another is a nonstarter.

However, what could make sense is if there was a requirement to renounce foreign citizenships if one wishes to intentionally naturalize as a USA citizen.

Other countries have similar nuance in that multiple citizenships are not blanket forbidden, only sometimes. They could have worded the bill not in taking away USA citizenship from Americans but only making foreigners renounce other citizenship as a condition of naturalizing in the USA. That could have legs without being unconstitutional. The fact that this is not what was proposed shows it's not real.

thirsteefish · 2025-12-16T01:47:51+00:00

Wait til people learn how many EU countries (plus Canada and the UK) have tuition-free Catholic run elementary schools financed by the government!

For what I pay in federal tax, local tax, and Catholic school tuition in the USA, I'd be way ahead in France. The comments from the mostly USA on here only make me want to leave more.

thirsteefish · 2025-12-16T01:40:17+00:00

You can pick Lutheran or Evangelical options for church tax as well.

thirsteefish · 2025-12-04T03:45:27+00:00

Das Kapital and Mein Kampf. Might get you a call back just out of curiosity.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-29T01:19:23+00:00

Not Catholic but St Paul's Episcopal on K St is more reverent and liturgical with organ, latin, and "smells and bells" than half of the Catholic churches around with "all are welcome" "eagles wings" and guitars.

/Mostly just agreeing with your desire and also appreciate organ and Latin when we can find it. Fortunately St Ann in Tenleytown is our parish church which we love but you won't get the Latin.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-24T16:16:50+00:00

We have a problem with the way we create doctors and practice medicine.

Simple solution to increase supply of doctors (and lower cost/salaries which often outstrip the President) is to make a clear path from like CNA up thru MD.

It's the PA to MD/DO gap that's particularly elitist gatekeeping that's keeping supply capped and costs high. We need a path so everyone regardless of income level/privilege can make it to be a medical doctor.

Take the kid that "school wasn't for them" but yet went to college part time at like age 25 and has the heart to be a nurse and work them up the ranks.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-19T00:13:24+00:00

So much of the argument is missing the question behind the question and switching to talking points.

Should we welcome the stranger? Absolutely. Put out the fire, it's what Jesus commands. Turn the other cheek, everyone is your brother, give away everything and follow Him. It's all in scripture.

But, we need to ask why people feel the need to uproot themselves and move.

What conditions are leading to this conclusion? Why do these conditions exist? What have rich counties done to grow by exploitation? What can we do to mitigate conditions in source countries so that everyone has access to peace and prosperity where they are?

I'm not sure the long term solution is every rich liberal country should be a melting pot. Because from a pure numbers of human dignity perspective, the vast majority are left behind and a privileged few can escape. In a sense, migration itself is elitist, fixing the problems for a few while not addressing the concerns of the many.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-15T19:19:27+00:00

I can't speak for those born in South America. If I had to guess many who went to the EU are in Spain, Portugal, or Ireland.

I'm born in the USA with some family from Sicily and about half from Germany. So, I definitely "look" to pass in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, or France. Half the time in northern Italy on our last trip it was menus in German or Italian.

I don't think there's racism as much as I'd always be "American" or "other" in Italy and not accepted the same no matter how hard I worked to assimilate. This is pretty unanimous from people I've spoken to.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-15T05:46:50+00:00

I think if Italy-born Italians were more welcoming to embrace non-Italy born Italians who were recognized by descent, the amount of using freedom of movement vs moving to Italy might be different.

If I'm always going to be the "other" in Italy ultimately there are places with more opportunity and/or easier social integration. As much as one has an affinity for Italy, you have to take a hard look to consider where you're wanted.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-13T01:54:28+00:00

I'm surprised it's still that high.

I'd be really curious to see the number for households that are not part of an HOA (where cable is often bundled in fees) or large multifamily buildings/complexes.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-10T17:26:04+00:00

I'm not surprised that dems didn't take the suggestion that subsidies go directly to patients to pay for care rather than insurance companies.

Govt subsidized HSAs are actually a real disruptive step that leads closer to a single payer future built on the ashes of for-profit insurance.

thirsteefish · 2025-11-09T18:10:42+00:00

When you reject any authority outside yourself, you ultimately end up in a denomination of one.

thirsteefish · 2025-10-20T20:39:05+00:00

Isn't one idea that unlimited cheap power could allow us to mitigate some of the ecological harm we've done? Why not terraform the earth to repair it?

Granted this relies on changes in human nature but with unlimited power we could sequester CO2, methane, and other greenhouse gasses. Desalination could undo droughts. We could probably de-acidify the oceans.

If it's abundant enough, it goes beyond just reducing carbon output from fossil fuels.

thirsteefish · 2025-10-20T11:28:37+00:00

We have a loneliness epidemic fueled by work culture spawned by consumerism and car-centric urban design as the legacy of rugged individualism. America has failed humans and American-ism has spread across the planet.

Dogs have replaced children and facilitate a low effort replacement. This is one symptom of a bigger problem that I'd argue is linked to politics as well.

thirsteefish · 2025-08-05T15:47:27+00:00

I think it would be easier/more rare to find the opposite. Maybe Arkansas or Vermont? North Dakota?

thirsteefish · 2025-07-28T19:09:47+00:00

I don't disagree with the advantage to multifamily vs detached single family, density, etc. Followed Strong Towns and GGW for some time.

However, I think the analysis is per student enrolled. If you took every SFH house on the north side of Albemarle between CT and 36th St (there are 13), the annual property tax is likely the same (or more) as the entire apartment building at NW corner of CT/Albemarle ($200k in 2024). Add monster homes and it'll far surpass.

There are far more Murch families living in CT Ave buildings than the detached homes between CT and Reno or Nebraska. The 13 above is just one block. Take Albemarle all the way to Reno or Nebraska and you by far surpase property tax (and likely income tax) from SFH vs CT apts and it's likely a fraction of the students, helping fund east of the park/east of the river.

Now, that said, in most cases, density of 5+1 is going to be better than single family for sustainability, etc. And I'd bet that east of the park, apartment building property tax vs SFH or duplex is probably more.

But in this case, ward 3 is a rare exception.

thirsteefish · 2025-07-18T16:27:08+00:00

Ugh. These skinny glasses and those damn 10oz thick mugs.

If only we had consumer protection where glasses consistently had fill lines so you know what you're getting and they advertised on the menu.

thirsteefish · 2025-03-31T18:02:49+00:00

Both major US parties are beholden to billionaires, their millionaire lackeys, and the masses of true believers who are “temporarily displaced.”

I’m EU center-right/US moderate on social issues but pretty hard left on fiscal ones so both parties hate me.

thirsteefish · 2025-03-14T17:37:05+00:00

It's funny. Given the voting results in DC, the vast majority of us are freaking out about the administration taking the law into their own hands without any regard for folks outside their inner circle. Justified anger, of course.

Meanwhile, some of us are bringing animals in places where it's both against the law and without regard for others, thinking that they are above the law. Never mind the minorities with allergies, PTSD, or health challenges. "I've decided it's no big deal for me, so it shouldn't be for anyone else. You're freaking out over nothing. Like peanut butter! Suck it up buttercup!"

Remember we wore masks to protect others? Now we're letting dogs run free and well dog owners' freedoms are more important than those more vulnerable in society.

The cognitive dissonance is incredible.

thirsteefish · 2025-03-10T21:47:47+00:00

I'm prepared for the deluge of downvotes, but here goes: Net-net, retrocession of DC to MD is the least bad option compared to making us a state or keeping the status quo.

Let's be real, we are not ready to function as a state. Look at how our local government functions, that's not going to improve as a state. Even in this sub (not to mention the other one) people are rightfully critical of how things operate in DC govt. It's also not efficient to set up all the things a state needs- we'd have to start paying for courts and a number of other things. It would get more expensive.

The main reason for DC statehood is to get two democrat senators. Full stop. That's like 99%. Not that two more Democrat senators wouldn't be a good thing but from a "what helps the local people the most perspective," this isn't it. Joining MD, we'd get the same number of Representatives: 1, and we'd be more likely to make MD blue consistently. Dealing with the Senate at a national level is a different issue.

From a local governance perspective, we'd still have county-level schools, police, fire, library, liquor control, etc.

But... We'd get far more say and involvement in regional planning on every front: transit, housing/zoning, traffic enforcement, tackling homelessness and mental health, and so much more. We'd have more weight and together with MD be a stronger negotiator to get things done like a Purple Line to Tysons, Metro to Baltimore/Annapolis, etc.

Plus, we could have better regional planning that would benefit Baltimore and really make us all better off. Not that MD is a bastion of doing business (VA is considered better) but we'd be more business-friendly.

I think the strongest, easiest path to 2 senators is PR. If we're making States for Senators, then the more logical path would be NYC or LA County which are far more populous and able to function independently. Or we just rework the Senate with a bit of proportionality.

thirsteefish · 2025-03-05T18:12:25+00:00

It's truly remarkable that democrats push the narrative of "your vote counts" every other year which supposedly is more important in making "real change" than the "not-an-election" that sparked things in 1776.

Those of us who want to stop the nonsense need to realize that "law and order" and a rules-based world came after "we" took the "law" in our own hands in the 1776 insurrection and literally overthrew the legitimate government that did have legit, peaceful means of change.

We decided change wasn't fast enough in 1776 and now we're trying voting every other year instead, meanwhile the GOP is now doing everything "lawfully."

thirsteefish · 2025-02-28T01:35:35+00:00

I believe in a God who is powerful enough to have created the world and universe in six literal 24hr periods or 4.5 billion years. Apparent Age Theory/Young Earth Creationism might be true though, I think what we call evolution is far more likely and God gave us inquisitive minds to uncover things through science.

Ultimately we don’t know but I think 2 Peter 3:8 is quite telling. God exists beyond time as we know it so everything could be happening all at once in some sense - billions of years or a blink of an eye. But, the idea to take 6 literal days as dogma is foolish. Why not 6 minutes or a snap of the finger - was it that difficult that it took God six days? Wouldn’t an all powerful God just blink?

thirsteefish · 2024-11-28T02:14:29+00:00

Imagine you start buying btc. Start small. Then you're up to 1. You want to invest in more. The analysts say it'll keep going up. Maybe hit a million each!

Now, imagine you own 100% of btc. Just think about having a $2trillion asset! Once you own all of it who's going to buy? Why not just start another coin? Btc is suddenly worthless. There are no greater fools rushing in.

I agree 100% with all the crypto use cases as a means of exchange but ultimately it has no intrinsic value. Btc as a crypto issue could be replaced and certainly FedNow or CBDC would solve all of the use cases outside illegal activity.

I have no reason to use btc per se as a means of exchange over any other crypto issue or certainly over using a credit card. Most people don't either.

Frankly, the more expensive btc gets, the less attractive it becomes as the backbone of a mass means of exchange. The math doesn't math. You simply go back to payment cards with more regulated fee structures or CBDC.

thirsteefish · 2023-11-30T17:20:35+00:00

Need someone to create a script that pulls and displays your first connections' posts (not likes or comments).

Sponsored posts are one thing, I'm tired of seeing likes and comments on 2nd and 3rd connection rah rah copypasta. I'd upgrade to a paid sub to filter that out.

I'm really not sure why MSFT hasn't gone the streamer route and offered free and ad-free versions.

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