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The sad part is how politicians and organized groups are seemingly afraid to change their direction for fear of voter retribution. Comparing datasets across st

The sad part is how politicians and organized groups are seemingly afraid to change their direction for fear of voter retribution. Comparing datasets across states and regions, it is not entirely clear to me which had the most effective policies. I would like to see an official CDC report that identifies which policies worked and which did not. I don't think we're going to see a report - because it would become an instant political hot potato. Eviction moratoriums in 2021 - a full year after the start of the crisis are nonsensical. Individual owners such in the article will eventually lose their properties to deeper pockets - further entrenching wealth disparity.

jedmeyers 6y ago
> Individual owners such in the article will eventually lose their properties to deeper pockets How do we know that’s not the actual goal of those policies?
- testfoobar 6y ago
  So much of the official government response has been to support entrenched wealth. Some examples: large stores remained open, while small stores were forced to close in many regions. Financial support was provided to large businesses via PPP funding that wasn't available to small businesses. Capital subsidies of near 0% loans were extend to the largest companies (e.g. the Fed owns Apple bonds) while smaller businesses were left to die on the vine. Connected industries like airlines continue to receive bailouts. It is all kind of sad, really.
  - jedmeyers 6y ago
    > So much of the official government response has been to support entrenched wealth. There is a word that describes this kind of merger of corporate and government power, I just don't seem to remember it.
    - testfoobar 6y ago
      How do you get well meaning folks to see where it is all heading?
  - imbnwa 6y ago
    If you give people free stuff they'll get lazy, they need to learn to work hard so they can eventually pull the ladder up behind them too
nerdponx 6y ago
No, the "half" aspect of the measure is the fact they didn't even try to protect small landlords. These laws were not passed by socialists, so the argument that "landlording shouldn't exist anyway" doesn't apply. It never made sense from day 1.
sofixa 6y ago
> Eviction moratoriums in 2021 - a full year after the start of the crisis are nonsensica The US economy is still heavily impacted by the pandemic, and entire sectors are dead or heavily damaged ( e.g. tourism, airlines, etc.). Unemployment is at 6.3%, which is significantly more than pre-pandemic (3.5%). Not to mention all the employed with reduced income ( e.g. restaurant staff, cab drivers etc.). What do you propose should happen to all those that are still un or underemployed ? What is the bigger problem, millions of people on the streets driven to crime, or millions of property owners losing property and/or money?

jedmeyers 6y ago

> Individual owners such in the article will eventually lose their properties to deeper pockets How do we know that’s not the actual goal of those policies?

testfoobar 6y ago
So much of the official government response has been to support entrenched wealth. Some examples: large stores remained open, while small stores were forced to close in many regions. Financial support was provided to large businesses via PPP funding that wasn't available to small businesses. Capital subsidies of near 0% loans were extend to the largest companies (e.g. the Fed owns Apple bonds) while smaller businesses were left to die on the vine. Connected industries like airlines continue to receive bailouts. It is all kind of sad, really.
- jedmeyers 6y ago
  > So much of the official government response has been to support entrenched wealth. There is a word that describes this kind of merger of corporate and government power, I just don't seem to remember it.
  - testfoobar 6y ago
    How do you get well meaning folks to see where it is all heading?
- imbnwa 6y ago
  If you give people free stuff they'll get lazy, they need to learn to work hard so they can eventually pull the ladder up behind them too

nerdponx 6y ago

No, the "half" aspect of the measure is the fact they didn't even try to protect small landlords. These laws were not passed by socialists, so the argument that "landlording shouldn't exist anyway" doesn't apply. It never made sense from day 1.

sofixa 6y ago

> Eviction moratoriums in 2021 - a full year after the start of the crisis are nonsensica The US economy is still heavily impacted by the pandemic, and entire sectors are dead or heavily damaged ( e.g. tourism, airlines, etc.). Unemployment is at 6.3%, which is significantly more than pre-pandemic (3.5%). Not to mention all the employed with reduced income ( e.g. restaurant staff, cab drivers etc.). What do you propose should happen to all those that are still un or underemployed ? What is the bigger problem, millions of people on the streets driven to crime, or millions of property owners losing property and/or money?