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Although it’s not like these people are homeowners. They are ALL renters! Suffering from the same incredibly high rent that we all do. That’s kind of my point,
by clay_the_ripper 8y ago
Although it’s not like these people are homeowners. They are ALL renters! Suffering from the same incredibly high rent that we all do. That’s kind of my point, I would expect homeowners to have this attitude, but not my fellow renters who are getting reamed every month by exorbitant rents.
- samatman 8y ago> Suffering from the same incredibly high rent that we all do Are you certain about this last point? SF has rent stabilization, so someone who has been in the same unit for many years might well be paying rents substantially below market. Naturally, this makes rents that much higher for those who arrived recently or decided to move, and often leaves those with rent control ‘trapped’ in a situation where they can only afford to stay put. It’s a classic case of ameliorating a first-order effect while making second-order effects worse.