So govt forces owner to donate to 93 year old squatter charity instead of donating to a different charity of their choice. Still a forced donation because money is fungible, doesn't matter who got there first.
The tax write-off bit means being rich enough that donating the building to charity won’t even make a dent in their wealth
Codify that. Ready set go.
You didn't answer the question.
What does that even mean? Concrete, lumber, electric, plumbing, plus location location location that everyone else wants. How can it NOT be a commodity with fluctuating prices based on basic market forces like supply and demand? Explain
Ok so govt is the landlord then, got it. Who gets to decide who gets free housing? Housing inventory is limited so somebody is going to be homeless. Seems like the govt agency, or worse, agent, has the keys to the kingdom and wields a lot of power in your scenario.
She was there first?!? It's the owner's building! What does "easily afford to lose that building as a tax write-off" even mean? What do you know about tax? I presume zero based on your comment. smh
You're not, Lemmy is just filled with young naive quasi communist morons. It's really breathtaking how dumb this community is, financially.
They call it "Lincoln's Tax War" in the South.
Fuck your stupid pink and blue hair lol that's how I came up with that
Personally I'm way happier with a 401(k) than a pension. Risk is more distributed with a pension, yes, and many people don't have the knowledge or resolve to properly manage their own retirement funds. But pensions are a royal PITA, way more complicated (and expensive) to manage than a 401k. So if I had to choose between money coming out of my paycheck to go into a complicated expensive pension fund that may or may not be around in a few decades, OR a 401k that I have complete control over and can take with me when I leave the company, I'll take the 401k every day of the week.
Who pays is a very valid question because right now you guys are all saying the owner should pay instead of the squatter. Then you go on to talk about tax money which implies the govt should pay. We live in a world of finite goods and resources which is why things are the way they are. These comments are like letters to Santa.