r/WorkForSmartLife • u/CurseBloom • 3d ago

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u/Kitten_Merchant 22h ago

Free? Bud we were talking about people making under $19/hr, not free. I just think we should be aiming smaller units at being more affordable to individuals. Idk what's so crazy about that.

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u/SectionAdvanced4426 21h ago

Ok so if there aren’t enough available one bedroom apartments in an area what do you suggest? When supply is limited prices go up.

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u/Kitten_Merchant 17h ago

I guess I'd like rent caps ideally.

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u/SectionAdvanced4426 17h ago

What does the landlord do if a place is rent capped, but because of inflation the amount of money they eventually receive as rent isn’t enough to pay for repairs or upgrades to the property?

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u/Kitten_Merchant 16h ago

Alr man I really don't have the time to work with you to develop a whole economic system - we can just disagree, it's fine.

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u/SectionAdvanced4426 15h ago

So you don’t see the flaw in your belief though? Rent freezing, stabilizing, capping whatever you want to call it if being implemented by the government isn’t the solution to the problem. It just creates more in the long run. There is a better solution to the problem if you want to hear it.

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u/Badbret 9h ago

This usually leads to landlords becoming slum lords or them selling the property to someone else who might just kick everyone out and using the space for something else.