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[deleted] t1_itsg3bx wrote

Reply to comment by CottierDisinflations in Rent too damn high? Landlords have formed an illegal cartel according to several reports by cogitator_tertius

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MrSpankers69 t1_itsjqg2 wrote

Yea dude literally every other first world country has some sort of rent regulation set up and they’re doing fine lol

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Charlesinrichmond t1_itv342i wrote

no, not fine. Read up on how long people wait to get housing. Or look at the great american success stories in New York City and San Francisco, which are known for being cheap easy places to get rentals thanks to 80 years of regulation... oh wait a minute.

Basically this is entirely wrong. Google it. Or read Paul krugman, a left economist, on why it's idiotic

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plummbob t1_itskjdh wrote

There are widespread shortages as a result. Wait lists are famously long in places like Munich or Stockholm where wait periods can be nearly a decade.

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RVA_Beach t1_itskem4 wrote

Yeah and when everybody “moves somewhere cheaper” who the fuck is gonna work at all the places that make a city function?

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predicktable_x t1_itsunh2 wrote

Where is it cheaper?

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[deleted] t1_itsur3b wrote

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predicktable_x t1_itsvjbz wrote

No, actually it is pretty much the same 15 minutes away in all directions. 😆 The rent is too damn high.

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saltyyellowcracker t1_itszbti wrote

Not true. I looked at apartments in Chester instead of Richmond, and it was cheaper by maybe 50 bucks. Come back when you’ve lived in the real world and not your mother’s basement.

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