absreim t1_jbalr6a wrote
How about completely getting rid of rent stabilization so that we don't need to be concerned by details like these?
natekrinsky t1_jbaqhmk wrote
If everyone was homeless we wouldn't need to care about rising rent.
Silvery_Silence t1_jbawqd0 wrote
Because thousands of families including mine rely on it to be able to afford to live here maybe? And yes I work and yes I make a pretty good income. I’ve had my place for many years and it has enabled me to live here, work here, pay taxes here and raise my kid here so far.
But yes let’s just get rid of the already paltry rent protections a minority of New Yorkers have which will go a long way to helping the severe affordable housing crunch here. Excellent idea.
absreim t1_jbb1fbp wrote
>Because thousands of families including mine rely on it to be able to afford to live here maybe?
What about the families who want to live in NYC but can't because they need to pay market rate to subsidize lower rent for people like you?
Why do you think you deserve preferential treatment?
Silvery_Silence t1_jbb8ld9 wrote
Oh is that how it works? FYI I’ve been here over 20 years and I don’t feel guilty at all for being in a stabilized apartment. Again I work for a living, always have, literally no one is subsidizing my life. But yes let’s just kick out a slew of working families because you think that’s fair for some reason. Or maybe we should tax the rich more and not shit all over middle and working class families.
Silvery_Silence t1_jbb8szv wrote
It’s also funny how you assume the rising cost of housing is somehow the fault of people who have stabilized apartments. Would love to see data on that.
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