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The good old "rent from the rich" idea. Land/housing ownership is what has historically been one of the biggest differences between lord and commoner.

• hylaride 7y ago
  Funny, when I was there I didn’t notice that Switzerland is still run as a feudal lordship, but in hindsight the screams from the building labeled ‘Debtor’s prison” should have been a clue. In all seriousness, what are you implying? That buying houses built by the rich and then being tied to it in a downturn or loss of employment is superior? The period you’re hilariously referring to died out when the Lords could no longer afford to maintain their land as their incomes dried up and their workers moved on.
• cylon13 7y ago
  You're creating a false dichotomy here. Not all home owners are "rich" and not all renters are "poor". Property owners are just running a different business than you. You can easily be a renter that's wealthier than the person you happen to be renting living space from.
  • threatofrain 7y ago
    But how about as a population rather than individuals? Is there a general or random relationship between owning and renting?