• solsangraal@lemmy.zip
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    once again, trying to shift the onus for a solution away from the 1% who caused and perpetuate the problem

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      Exactly. Not sure how slum lord flats are the solution here, when investment firms are sitting on millions of empty homes.

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        how slum lord flats are the solution here

        they’re a solution for building owners who can’t find tenants to lease their office space to. they don’t actually care about the peasants who can’t find affordable homes

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          11 hours ago

          That’s kind of the definition of a slum lord, though, isn’t it?

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            instead of “tenants” i should have said “badly run businesses that nevertheless have tons of capital to blow on office space”

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              Ah. Sorry. I misunderstood ‘tenants’ in terms of the civiz who would rent the tiny flat, and not as the businesses who would rent the entire floor.

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          The same investment firms. That’s my point. They own too much, and need regulation.