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by bluGill 558 days ago
The exact thing in question might be slightly different, but nothing is new.

In the case of rents, the evil landlord raising rents and kicking people out is a trope you see in 1910s fiction. (probably before that, but I haven't personally read much fiction older than about 1910)

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> The exact thing in question might be slightly different, but nothing is new.

I just don't see a reason to believe that. I've seen things change dramatically in my lifetime.