Comments by "" (@shauncameron8390) on "What to do about rising rents? | DW Documentary" video.

  1. Housing never was a human right as no one is obligated to grant you a house. <That is why developers build luxury apartments in areas that desperately need affordable middle class housing. > You have only your mayor and restrictive city zoning by-laws to thank for that.
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  2. Should have stayed with her husband. That's what she gets for being ungrateful.
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  3. Jersey City is in close proximity to NYC.
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  4. Mostly in die-hard Blue States like New York and California.
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  5.  @davidwalz94  LMAO. Agreed.
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  6. But no politician wants to risk being called a racist xenophobe.
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  7. Convenience and shorter commuter times.
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  8. You have only the city council and NIMBY's to thank. Supply restrictions.
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  9. Thanks to left-wing governments who advocate open borders.
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  10. Courtesy of the (bleeding-heart leftist) government.
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  11. And who's going to support the social safety net when there's no new blood to work and pay taxes?
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  12. Exactly.
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  13. zoning restrictions, high building costs, etc.
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  14. Exactly.
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  15. <that system> Controlled by "greedy" banks, utility companies, insurance companies, construction companies and governments.
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  16. LOL. The government is part of the rich getting richer.
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  17. <the world is overpopulated.> No it's not. And much of the developed world is suffering a population decline.
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  18. But most land is not fit for human habitation. And whatever land that is fit for such is hoarded by the government through zoning restrictions.
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  19. Not really when it comes to public/co-op housing.
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  20. Only for those homes to crumble due to neglect and general lack of maintenance.
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  21. You have only your government to thank for that.
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  22.  @empok2104  Where housing is undersized and overpriced. Never mind the high taxes to boot.
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  23. Inequality is natural as it separates those who can from those who can't.
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  24. So are governments.
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  25. LOL. The rich already pay their fair share and then some. A solid 70% of all taxes paid while the bottom 50% pay 3% at best.
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  26. The city is where the jobs, amenities and opportunities are.
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  27. Better than socialism that made everyone except the government poor.
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  28. After years of decay and blight.
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  29. Because at some point, you're going to have to eventually grow up, be an adult and support yourself. In the West's case, better sooner than later.
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  30. Better than the "joys" socialism have to offer in the form of crumbling buildings with barely any functioning utilities. Never mind the fact you have to toe the government line just for the privilege to live in them.
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  31. No. Money and power-hungry governments do.
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  32. No. That would be London, UK.
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  33. No. Greedy, power-hungry governments are the true pandemic.
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  34. <landlords cannot raise the rent beyond some percentage, > And therefore are unable to deal with the increases in: utility costs, repair and maintenance costs, insurance costs, mortgage costs and property taxes forcing them to either "renovict" the existing tenants for new tenants willing to pay higher rents or sell the property to someone able to deal with cost increases.
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  35. Because governments benefit from it with property sales and taxes. And most government people are property-owners themselves.
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  36. Minimum-wage earners are not exactly average people.
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  37. Maybe because your politicians are real-estate owners.
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  38. #3. Because that's pretty much the only housing they're legally allowed to build with a decent ROI.
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  39. Jobs, opportunities and amenities.
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  40.  @patrickjohnson4656  <All kinds of options could be explored. I really do think the bottomline is that most people just love the cities.> So do governments as cities generate the most revenue for their coffers.
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  41. No additional costs or upkeep. Not everyone wants the responsibility that comes with home ownership.
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  42. Namely business tycoons with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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  43. Greedy landlords, greedy banks and greedy governments.
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  44. Including poor people who think the world owes them something just because they exist at all.
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  45. Exactly.
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  46. And replace gentrification with what? Decay and blight?
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  47. <And yet neither the rich or foreign companies pay taxes - no real revenue to collect to fund the cities.> Actually, yes they do.
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  48.  @helene420  According to bitter socialists.
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  49. Price controls don't work.
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  50. Then you can say HI to a future of rotting in retirement home subject to abuse and neglect if not on the street when there's no new generation to fund your pension.
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  51. Equality doesn't exist. And equality = equal poverty worldwide as most people will just simply squander what they have and drag down those who put what they have to good use.
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  52.  @sstarklite2181  Equality doesn't exist. What part of that do you not understand?
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  53.  @sstarklite2181  Equal wealth doesn't and can't exist as some will save and invest and others will just simply squander it bringing the world right back to square one.
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  54. But housing is a still a privilege as no one is owed housing and no one is obligated to provide housing. And if someone is, then he has the right to dictate the terms and conditions under which housing will be provided.
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  55. Exactly.
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  56. Not exactly when Amsterdam is a desirable locale people are willing to pay a premium to live in as only so may can live there at once.
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  57. Starting with you.
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  58.  @svansy  Plus they forfeited family and future for career and lifestyle.
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  59.  @WandererOfWorlds0  Lower COL means little if the pay is trash which is why few people consider living in a smaller town on top of the general lack of jobs/opportunities.
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  60. But some apartments are owned by politicians and bureaucrats.
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  61.  @Comrade134  Where progressives run the show.
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  62. But you keep electing bleeding hearts and leftists.
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  63.  @Nameofuser555  The Dutch were very much in the colonizing business. Indonesia, Suriname, South Africa, etc.
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  64.  @Paulo-ko7mc  Ditto for Japan.
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  65. No. Inequality is a natural consequence of freedom. And all a revolution is going to do is replace one regime with another sometimes even worse.
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  66. And if you had the money, you'd be the first to move out.
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  67.  @coopsnz1  Socialism ironically helps the rich while screwing over the very same poor worker it claims solidarity with.
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  68. Exactly.
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  69. What about the greedy banks that the landlords owe mortgage to?
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  70. Well, in all fairness, you are not promised tomorrow.
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  71. A lot of oligarchs are anything but conservative.
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  72.  @ivansedlar9186  The government.
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  73. Living in the big city you can't afford is a PRIVILEGE, not a basic human right.
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  74. Go see city housing for that.
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  75. Only to end up hungry and homeless again come next year as most will blow the money on BS.
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  76. Along with trying to live it up and taking their futures way too lightly thinking the government will always be around to bail them out.
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  77. Jobs, (social and financial) opportunities, amenities, etc.
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  78. Because real estate is lucrative. <while waiting for money they did not earn to come flowing in> According to envious renters who weren't smart enough to invest their money and do the same.
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  79. <I mean, if their own inhabitants can't afford to live in them it even seems we're all being forced into a system where we must literally pay with our lives to enrich these corporations and billionaires.> Also governments and politicians.
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  80. 1. Only to lead to shortages due to developers not wanting to build anything and landlords "renovicting" tenants if they're not leaving the rental market for the condo one. 5. And let the area turn into a ghetto where decay and blight reign supreme.
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  81. LOL. No. Most government officials own real estate themselves. <The US has forced all countries stop building municipality homes and to start fashion of buying home on credit and this has resulted in crisis.> LOL.
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  82. It's a social democracy as leftists would call it.
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  83.  @coopsnz1  The money has to come from somewhere to pay for all those social benefits and the salaries of those in charge of administering them.
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  84. Exactly.
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  85. Too bad the quality left something to be desired, though.
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  86. The government is not curbing anything as they are among the ultra-rich.
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  87. So is under-population.
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  88.  @vijayasfitnessmantra6810  Only to unravel with shortages due to socialism being inefficient.
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  89. <by neglecting people who can't pay,> An effective way of filtering out the riff-raff.
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  90. $7.25 does not apply anywhere except states that don't have a minimum wage.
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  91. No. They're denied due to zoning restrictions by the city government.
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  92. But Toronto is a prime immigration destination.
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  93. But South Africa has high crime.
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  94. But mayors don't want to relax the zoning restrictions.
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  95.  @MegakillerFortnight  And if you get out of line, the government can seize your home.
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  96. Midwest = fly-over territory aside from Chicago.
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  97. Same for politicians.
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  98. <These developers are only out to make money.> Like any self-respecting business. How dare they?
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  99. LOL
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  100.  @davisholman8149  Exactly.
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  101. And so is envy.
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  102. Better than socialism that screws over everyone who isn't part of the ruling class.
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