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The only good that might come

ocean-kat — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:56:04 +0000

In reply to Right. I was about to make

The only good that might come out of it is these companies that bought massive numbers of properties from families that went under during the Great Recession to turn them into rentals might go bankrupt. Of course that's when the government will step in to bail them out

Right. I was about to make

A Guy Called LULU — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:45:57 +0000

In reply to Evictions seem like a self

Right. I was about to make essentially the same point. Broke renters will bring down landlords too. I am so happy that I got out of the rental business a couple years ago.

Evictions seem like a self

ocean-kat — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:33:10 +0000

In reply to Liz Warren sez:

Evictions seem like a self defeating strategy at this point. Who are they going to get to replace them? The evicted family that used to live a few blocks away? Especially considering that most rentals require at least first and last month rent.

Liz Warren sez:

artappraiser — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:13:44 +0000

In reply to Evictions are likely to skyrocket as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit.

Liz Warren sez:

We can, and must, stop mass evictions.

Congress must pass my universal eviction moratorium bill to guarantee families won't lose their homes, and pass @SenSherrodBrown's emergency rental assistance bill, which would help them make their housing payments.https://t.co/FpFVKqsUoR
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) July 8, 2020

"The United States is facing

artappraiser — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 19:48:49 +0000

In reply to Evictions are likely to skyrocket as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit.

"The United States is facing an eviction crisis of biblical proportions.”https://t.co/MPsYjE99vZ
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 8, 2020

Worried for low income

artappraiser — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:10:34 +0000

In reply to Evictions are likely to skyrocket as jobs remain scarce. Black renters will be hard hit.

Worried for low income Americans during this pandemic. The rich aren’t nearly suffering like the poor. #covid19

(HT to @federicacocco) pic.twitter.com/CUoxCEAndq
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 7, 2020