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Comment on When leftists say "landlord are parasites" or similar dislike of landlords, do they also mean the people that own like a couple of houses as an investment, or only the big landlords?

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zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

I don’t understand. You think the only two things one can do with excess money is buy real estate, or give that excess to me? I’m flattered to be sure, but there’s a whole lot of other options out there

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puck2@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
She should kick out her tenants and then rotate living between all 3 properties, thereby no longer being a leech.

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- HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  i don’t know how anyone could survive without at least three properties. it’s a life necessity
  
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dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I agree, there are lots of options. I’m asking you for the leftist allowable top list.

If I put it in the stock market and make money for nothing, I’m a parasite. If I buy a vacation house and rent it the other 2/3 of a year I’m not using it, I’m a parasite. If I save it and suddenly accrue more than some magic limit, then someone is on the street and I don’t liquidate to them I’m a Taylor Swift parasite.

So I’m asking you: What am I allowed to do with extra money above and beyond what I need to survive the winter, pay for my healthcare, and house myself and my family? 🤔

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- zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I’ll let you know after the next leftist meeting lmao.
  
  Real talk though, save it, donate it, or spend it. Burn it for all I care. Just don’t buy real estate you don’t plan on living in.
  
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  - dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Do you agree with my spending assessments? I don’t think it’s quite so cut and dry as you’re laying out
    
    I appreciate that there is not an annual meeting of all leftists, and I honestly consider myself a lefty except for this weird fetishisation of how money can be spent for middle class people. It’s nonsense.
    
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    zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I think your spending assessments are exaggerated for effect, but ultimately sort of the embodiment of “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism”, a leftist slogan that, while maybe oversimplified, I mostly agree with.
    
    I’m not fetishizing anything though. I’m just saying it’s unethical to profit off of your ability to deny access to a basic human need.
    
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