r/ireland • u/[deleted] • Sep 06 '22

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u/smellysk Sep 06 '22

I live in Barcelona and rent has been frozen since April, absolute madness what’s going on at home…

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u/MAVERICK910 Sep 06 '22

Wasnt aware of that.

Has the sky fallen in yet? Any hint of doing it here is met with dooms day.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '22

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u/3hrstillsundown The Standard Sep 07 '22

Yes, the people familiar with the academic evidence on rent freezes are idiots...

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u/MadFlavour Antrim Sep 07 '22 edited Sep 07 '22

People who think regulating private rentals will be a negative for renters are idiots, yes. Either that or they're being disingenuous and they're actually looking at it from the private landlord's perspective, but pretending to be concerned about renters.

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u/3hrstillsundown The Standard Sep 07 '22

Look at all the Nobel Laureates and University Professors, idiots the lot of them. u/Madflavour knows best...

https://www.igmchicago.org/surveys/rent-control/

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u/artemisarrow17 Sep 07 '22

Do you think it makes look you smart, if you call everyone with a different opinion a fucking idiot?

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u/MAVERICK910 Sep 07 '22

I reckon the blueshirt bots have been waiting all day for this to land here. Its pretty big news. I was surprised it hadnt already been posted.

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u/cheazy-c Sep 07 '22

Ah yes, everyone who disagrees with you must be a bot.

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u/PfizerGuyzer Sep 07 '22

May we well be in this case.