• csh@dawdling.net
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    9 months ago

    @helenslunch
    Show me proof it doesn’t matter and I’ll believe it. There has been housing subsidizing for a long time. I had a subsidized apartment back in the 90s for a while. And yet prices didn’t really spike until the last couple of years. I’ll grant you it’s possible subsidies cause landlords to raise rents a few dollars. But not to the degree we’ve seen lately.

    What’s happening lately is tenants are expected to bid for apartments. That’s what’s allowing the rents to skyrocket.

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      9 months ago

      I’ll grant you it’s possible subsidies cause landlords to raise rents a few dollars. But not to the degree we’ve seen lately.

      You’re continuing to ignore and misrepresent my previous statements so I’m going to block you now.