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by Veen 2274 days ago
> Ban rent for COVID-19-affected businesses

Landlords have mortgages and a host of other associated costs. If this were made a policy in the UK, you'd have a huge number of small-time buy-to-let landlords going bankrupt and losing their nest-egg to the bank.
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pornel 2274 days ago
It's a get-rich-quick scheme that has inflated house prices. These landlords aren't providing any value — they're literally rent-seeking.
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6510 2274 days ago
Someone has to pull the short straw.

If I put a plastic egg in your nest, does that by natural law make me the owner of your eggs?

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