[seibelj]

Translation: "It's not fair that you own property and I don't, and that I have to pay market rates. I want the government to force you to make me pay less, or seize more of what you earn."

My rebuttal: Buy your own property if you don't like it, or move some place else.

[mwfunk]

You just made up a strawman and argued against it. It doesn't do anyone any good to imagine the dumbest reason someone might hold a particular opinion. If you must extrapolate someone's motivations, then try to come up with the most rational reason they might feel that way. It's still extrapolating, but will likely be much closer to the truth.

[sokoloff]

Sage advice in general, but I haven't generally found many solid arguments from people who hate on property owners who choose to rent their property out in order that others may have a place to live without the financial and time commitments associated with property ownership.

[nosuchthing]

Simply increasing the supply and reducing zoning restrictions and red tape would be sufficient to appease prospective home owners and reluctant renters.