One problem at time. Using the overwhelming tactic is just that, a tactic. Just because there are other issues we face, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t fight this battle. But at the end of the day the answer is yes- we should review all existing items that one can buy. Have you seen the state of the environment lately?

I would love a co op

No one has a right to own multiple properties

If you buy it, live in it. That’s not communism, that’s taking control of a crisis. Feel free to rent out part of the house while you live in it, in fact some places are incentivizing exactly that. But owning multiple homes for profit is the problem, whether it’s by corporations or “mom and pop” landlords. It’s a problem we can and should fix.

Owning multiple homes for profit is a large part of the current crisis. People shouldn’t be able to withhold homes and hold them ransom.

That makes no sense at all.

And becoming wealthy by withholding human rights from others isn’t “survival”.

Correct, but only one mountain can be climbed at a time. We have more reliable food sources than housing sources right now.

Do you trust anyone to do that? How do you think we ended up with billionaires? By people being gracious? Too many people are too greedy for that to work.

What makes you think I don’t? Greed wins every time.

Then we should pay more taxes.

Those rentals should be a social project not a profit driven one.

I said achieve wealth. These people aren’t generating large amounts of personal wealth by withholding a basic human right from someone

Choosing to use a basic human right as a form of income is scummy. All landlords are scum, whether they are rich or not.

You should never achieve wealth by the oppression of someone else. Housing is a human right, not a salary.

The rent that pays the mortgage he couldn’t afford to pay. All rent is is paying someone else’s mortgage.

If you buy it, live in it. Stop contributing to the housing crisis. Greed got us here, it certainly won’t get us out.

Rentals should be socialized, not owned by corporations or private citizens.

So you’re keeping home ownership away from someone who can afford to pay your mortgage is what you’re really saying.

It’s also Canadian Labour Day

I tried telling this to a someone and they claimed it made sense. Then I ended up using a sentence with they/them replacing genders, inserting the subject’s name where it made sense for clarity. " That is the most confusing text I have ever received."

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I’ve determined this is how she looks like an accepting and inclusive person while actually prefering ignorance.