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> he REIT is making an investment in the housing; they're due a return That is not how investments work. No one is "due" anything. You seem to be saying str
by backtoyoujim 11y ago
> he REIT is making an investment in the housing; they're due a return
That is not how investments work. No one is "due" anything. You seem to be saying strong-arm tactics are OK on vulnerable populations because profit is at stake.
That sounds rubbish.
- greedo 11y agoAn investor expects to make a profit; barring a strong turn towards marxism in the west, this will continue.
- rosser 11y agoSure, an investor expects a profit. He's due exactly nothing, however.
- wlievens 11y agoYou are entitled to nothing!
- greedo 11y agoWell, the BI/minimum income people will now start to tell you that society owes everyone...
- jessaustin 11y agoThe argument as I've seen it is that society will be better off in terms of various measures: equality, innovation, opportunity, peace, etc. That seems easier to sell than anyone "owing" anything.