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Sad story. It is time for eviction moratoriums to be lifted. The second peak of the pandemic is behind us in nearly all datasets in the United States.
by testfoobar 6y ago
Sad story. It is time for eviction moratoriums to be lifted. The second peak of the pandemic is behind us in nearly all datasets in the United States.
- techsupporter 6y agoBut is the second-wave of the economy coming roaring back so that people have jobs to go to in order to pay rent behind us in nearly all datasets in the United States? Or would those people still be thrown out onto the street with no housing? Because if there's anything we need to be doing in the United States, particularly on the West Coast, it's bringing more people to homelessness.
- testfoobar 6y agoNo we shouldn't increase homelessness due to job losses from the pandemic. We also shouldn't force landlords to supply free housing.
- maxerickson 6y agoWe should look forward and choose the best policy for the situation we have at hand, not look backwards with relief that it is getting better. I don't mean that as an argument in favor of rent control or eviction moratoriums, it is an argument in favor of using the best basis for policy decisions. I'd rather see the government just hand landlords money vs throwing people who may just be getting back on their feet into disarray. There has to be some point where things go back to normal, but we are at a point where 2 months from now is basically certain to be a better time to do it than right away.