Cea Weaver

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

also would benefit from analyzing state glorification of homeownership

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.

REBNY has put SIGNIFICANTLY more money in legislator’s pockets than “homeowners” - what on earth are you trying to get at here?

false! homeowners contribute billions of dollars and have literally millions of votes! they literally control this country

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 does

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

A fellow Union member I’ve worked with for 15+ years is a Guyanese immigrant who owns a building in Bed-Stuy. You think he’s out buying politicians and directing policy like REBNY? A hundred of him combined? He and they are trying to keep his basement from flooding.