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Rent is theft (infosec.pub)

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[–] Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What I don't like is I worked 3 jobs during school, never went on trip and lived very frugal. I was able to save up and buy a property. I played my cards right and also got some level of luck and was able to leverage the first house to buy a rental property. I do my hardest to treat tenant with fair rent and safe place to live.

Yet on paper, I am a "landlord" and demonized because of some bad apples. I hate it because I worked hard to get were I am and now I'm a problem and don't want to just hand out my hard work.

I think there needs to be an asterisk on these things because I agree there is generational wealth and billionaires are a problem but damn if I had bought a couple of franchises instead and did well that way maybe I wouldn't be as hated.

[–] KryptonNerd@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You buying a house as an "investment" drives up property prices and is what makes it harder for people to own a home. Just because you worked to get to the point where you could afford to buy a second house, doesn't justify buying that second house.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

tankies don't believe in work and effort.

they believe they should be given things for free, because work and effort is bad and wrong. because if they don't do it, nobody should! the idea of making something of yourself is evil and capitalist! just sit on your butt and day dream and don't true to improve your life, because that's evil capitalism!