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What ethics allow someone to think creating a "blacklist" of people who were unable to pay rent during the largest public health crisis in a century is a good i
by pmiller2 7y ago
What ethics allow someone to think creating a "blacklist" of people who were unable to pay rent during the largest public health crisis in a century is a good idea? Five seconds of thought tells you this is just a way to target the most vulnerable among us.
- throwaway2048 7y agoWhich is exactly the goal, every landlord would rather have ridiculously rich tenants, and most wouldn't give a single shit about what happened to the people who weren't.
- pmiller2 7y agoOf course, but rich people are on to that scam already. I would wager that most of those who can afford to own a home do, simply because they don't want a landlord as a liability.
- mandelbrotwurst 7y agoYou'd lose that wager. There are many reasons why someone who could pay for a home would choose not to - e.g. maybe they do not plan to their in their current geographical area for a long enough period of time for it to be worthwhile, the cost of renting vs. owning in their area is low, they do not want to be responsible for maintenance, etc. Edit: I now realize you said "most". You would not lose the wager.
- pmiller2 7y agoWhere is the data set on this?
- threatofrain 7y agoWhat is creditworthiness if not a proxy for the same thing anyway?