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by JAlexoid 1723 days ago
You can look at it like that. But you could also realize that landlords in these areas have had government assistance for ages. They got tax abatements, low financing and protections against competition.

That's not even close to a free market. They benefited from that government interference, but now they are annoyed that their tenants are getting that support.

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When people are ok with moral hazard being ignored for so long, these types of things are inevitable…