Comments by "Ficus-lovin\x27 Capybara N\x27 pals • 🌟 • 25 yrs ago" (@YourCapybaraAmigo_17yrsago) on "This Is The Biggest Rent Strike In Decades" video.

  1.  @spartan662501  yep . Without more regulation to protect tenant rights and interests and serious rent control on at least 50% of the private sector housing supply, basically we all seriously screwed.
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  2. I'm not even against a decent landlord. If I have an extra room or two, or small property someday, I'm sure I would like to consider renting it out for a little extra money. The problem is Big Business/ corporate landlords who own/ manage complexes, duplexes and individual homes. If everyone in the public is made to believe that any landlord has the god-given right to charge ANYTHING they want if there's someone fool enough to pay it, and the only people who can afford to rent actual shelter have to make $4000/mo plus, where EXACTLY is everyone else who's not so fortunate to have those means supposed to live?? Visibly homeless persons are already treated as outright criminals or something on the level of invading animals in many municipalities. This of course is a crime against their basic human dignity and civil rights, but who's going to stop it? The Supreme Court just justified it in their eyes (we knew they would, not that that matters to me, as if I would ever allow one of these vipers to dictate my moral code to me), so I doubt any lower court is going to try to stand up for the humanity of those who happen to be in need and have no choice but to seek survival on the streets. For how much longer should we be having this problem? I don't know anyone that's asking for totally free housing, although I could think in a few situations where it would be justified as a transition measure. I do know is that all anyone is asking for acceptable or better housing that we can afford, along with basic rights to get some flexibility if we make can't provide the entire rent for any particular reason during our lease, without being instantly evicted. Emergencies and unexpected things happen - people should not be thrown out like trash because something happened that they had no way of predicting. We saw this with COVID and it was disgusting. A medical emergency, an arrest, a job loss, a family emergency- it could be anything!!!! Where are our protections against loss of our income so we don't have to lose our housing!!!??? But unfortunately so many landlords are natural full sociopaths so they don't lose sleep over it, and the law doesn't protect us. Listen to them talk online. Read their comments. these people are devoid of even the barest humanity or desire to understand others' struggles. Their greed is all they know or want to know. Everyone has a human right to decent shelter, sufficient desirable food and comprehensive medical care. Most people are no are more than willing to pay what they can for these things- yet everyone in this country who has these to provide wants to intentionally keep them out of more and more hands, while at the same time having the nerve to complain about rising poverty and those living on the streets. Where (and when) does this end??? When does access to these building blocks get to be considered a RIGHT, not a privilege for the lucky few!?! This country is full of evil and greed. Sad.
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