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Get rid of landlords... (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by return2ozma to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] Euphorazine -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

So... The sewage backfills into the house and you put in a petition to the government to come fix the problem? You just move out and until the government gets around to fixing the house, it just sits vacant and the problem exacerbates itself?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm renting from a nonprofit housing agency right now, and they are way better at fixing problems than any private landlord I've ever had.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

If your government is controlled by neoliberal capitalists, that is what might happen yes, and that is why we should do as much as we can to get a government that actually acts in the interest of the people.

Government isn't inherently bad at doing things, you've just been conditioned to think that by this system that forces the government to self-sabotage. Of course, the self-sabotage only applies to social programs, they're actually very good and efficient at subsidizing and lowering taxes for the wealthy, for instance.