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I agree that the lions share of the blame is on the landlords for sure but think because everyone knows their gonna be terrible we’d hope government agencies would do a bit better job of policing it so when they don’t it also needs to be called out so it can hopefully be improved.
Unfortunately, that very rational thought is not how the United States works. We end up sitting around pointing fingers and nothing ever changes.
My only solution involves getting rid of billionaires, a seemingly unpopular opinion in America.
The people who want to get rid of the rich are the same people who are jealous they aren't rich themselves.
I disagree. Rich isn’t millions. It’s billions. No person needs a billion dollars, and you don’t get a billion dollars by contributing to humanity. You get it by cheating, stealing, and abusing a corrupt system. People who don’t want to get rid of them want to be them, and have the false idea that one day they can.
Lots of people would consider anyone who's a millionaire to be "rich".
There’s a big difference between having millions and having billions. No one should have enough money to buy a small country, or… spend hundreds of millions on influencing politics. Or, buying 100 houses without making a dent in your pocket.
That’s, as they say, “fuck you money.” No one needs that kind of money.
You kind of sounds jealous.
I’ve plenty of money.
Well then some people m right call you "rich".
The rich want you to think anyone who doesn’t live paycheck to paycheck is rich, so you fight them, when the real problem is much deeper. But I can understand how these concepts elude you. They do a good job at brainwashing.
That's not what rich people want anyone to think. Not sure where you get that idea.