bamhotsauce t1_jbp0n4k wrote on March 10, 2023 at 4:57 PM

Reply to comment by Asphaltman in New York landlord becomes legal guardian of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor: 'She had no one else' by Imguran

Wild concept, in a perfect society this renting could be socialized instead of private owners gouging and providing, in many cases, sub standard service.

That’s why people hate landlords, they’re not valuable they just had a down payment you didn’t.

alternative5 t1_jbp36oc wrote on March 10, 2023 at 5:14 PM

In a socialized system who decides who gets to live where? Is it a lottery drawing that decides who lives in the rented hi rises overlooking central park? Or a lottery deciding those that just get to live in New York or Miami or San Francisco or Los Angeles? Because all those cities have crazy housing/renting cost due to demand and even if you replaced every single family home or ever small multi story with a large multi story it still wouldnt be enough to cover the massive demand. So who would choose who gets to live in those cities?

way2lazy2care t1_jbp4wyx wrote on March 10, 2023 at 5:25 PM

You can socialize it. Nobody is stopping anybody from going in on a condo building where everybody owns and the condo association manages things.

Asphaltman t1_jbp96gu wrote on March 10, 2023 at 5:52 PM

There is lots of socialized housing. Usually it involves a waiting list.

Like any business if there is substandard service the customers are free to choose a different business or supplier to support.