i think the left would benefit from a stronger analysis of the real estate industry, it’s component parts, those who benefit from the existing property rights’ regime
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Replying to @ceaweaver
also would benefit from analyzing state glorification of homeownership
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Replying to @loud_socialist
That’s kind of my point. Sometimes I think homeowners are a bigger structural barrier to “social housing” (whatever the f that means) than REBNY.
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Replying to @ceaweaver @loud_socialist
REBNY has put SIGNIFICANTLY more money in legislator’s pockets than “homeowners” - what on earth are you trying to get at here?
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false! homeowners contribute billions of dollars and have literally millions of votes! they literally control this country
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Replying to @Batee555 @PierreDelect and
This is a conversion about NYC and
@REBNY is without question far more powerful than “homeowners” who may act/vote similarly in some cases, but they do not literally *own* a majority of politicians like REBNY does1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
It would be interesting to do an analysis of how many donors are homeowners versus tenants versus REBNY tbh. Agree that homeowners are not donating in an organized fashion as REBNY is
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