> The point is taxing "absentee landlords" means taxing the people who rent from them This is the same logic that says any tax simply increases the price. Tha

> The point is taxing "absentee landlords" means taxing the people who rent from them This is the same logic that says any tax simply increases the price. That's not how the price/availability curve works, there are many places that simply mint money because of collusion amongst landlords.