• InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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    29 days ago

    They can be for profit.

    But limited, a landlord has 1-2 apartments, not 50, and corporations are right out, as are foreign owners.

    Housing needs to be about housing, healthcare needs to focus on healthcare.

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      29 days ago

      Housing needs to be about housing, healthcare needs to focus on healthcare.

      That’s why I think profit needs to be eliminated from the equation. With it, the priority will always be maximizing profit, with providing a quality product or service being secondary, or even incidental.

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        29 days ago

        We used to be able to pull it off, then citizens united and other lobbying meant corporations can ‘add to cart’ any laws they want.

        Break campaign finance and things can actually get better.

    • suburban_hillbilly@lemmy.ml
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      29 days ago

      I care less about the number of units the landord has(within reason) than where they live. If a guy wants to rent a dozen units a few blocks from his own house, fine. But some asshole 5 states away renting a house he’s never going to lay eyes on? Fuck off.

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      28 days ago

      you can’t both expect profit and good maintenance. pick one, or the other. in all things. that’s why roads aren’t privatized. or the fire brigade. etc.

      • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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        28 days ago

        Yeah, but roads and the fire brigade are shit in many states, because the construction company is run by the governors idiot brother.