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I'm sure a lot of property owners would be happy to let homeless people stay in their apartments for free or very cheap while there are a ton of market vacancie
by Aunche 6y ago
I'm sure a lot of property owners would be happy to let homeless people stay in their apartments for free or very cheap while there are a ton of market vacancies during the pandemic. However, squatter rights basically make it incredibly risky. The cost of this risk gets passed down from the landlords to lower-income renters, so it makes it even more difficult to escape homelessness. This is why you should never make political decisions based on empathy alone.
- CoastalCoder 6y ago> This is why you should never make political decisions based on empathy alone. Is the following a fair way to re-frame your statement? "This is why political decisions based on empathy should consider the long-term wellbeing of everyone involved."
- Aunche 6y agoYeah. I suppose that's a more constructive way to frame my point.
- CoastalCoder 6y agoFWIW, I didn't see anything wrong with your original wording. But I think sometimes conservative-like ideas are unfairly labelled as incompassionate. When in reality they're intended to be more compassionate in the long run.
- unnamed76ri 6y agoNo landlord would intentionally open their doors to a bunch of addicts so that they can destroy the property. Just not gonna happen.