Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to urbanism@hexbear.netEnglish · 21 days agoLandlords are scum.hexbear.netimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1304arrow-down13
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minus-squareSevenSkalls [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·20 days agoAt least in the US, most of Congress has at least 2 homes so they probably won’t agree to it. But now I’m curious how many of them are in on this racket, too, and have 3 or more.
minus-squareatyaz [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·20 days agoWe multiply your property tax by 1.2^n where n is the number of houses you own (including any companies you are on the board of)
minus-squareFumpyAer [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·20 days agoSoooo many local politicians are also landlords.
minus-squareSauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days agoThey also often have strong ties to developers who are making a killing from urban sprawl
At least in the US, most of Congress has at least 2 homes so they probably won’t agree to it. But now I’m curious how many of them are in on this racket, too, and have 3 or more.
We multiply your property tax by 1.2^n where n is the number of houses you own (including any companies you are on the board of)
Soooo many local politicians are also landlords.
They also often have strong ties to developers who are making a killing from urban sprawl