[rcpt]

> You can't just stop evictions while not compensating landlords

Plenty of businesses were forced to close.

[PragmaticPulp]

This would be equivalent to the government forcing those businesses to stay open and serve customers (renters) who couldn’t pay, while forbidding them from taking other customers who could pay.

[vorpalhex]

When landlords close, their tenants end up back on the streets. The goal of the program was to prevent that.

[rcpt]

Right. Eviction bans were for public health.

The government printed $9T to ensure that real estate bets didn't lose money. It worked and now housing is more expensive than ever. Landlords hit the jackpot last year.

[charonn0]

Landlords don't have even that luxury.