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?

• zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  What I’m trying to convince you of is that there exists a non-zero positive value that is reasonable to charge someone as rent.

  And I’ve already told you I don’t agree. Paying a non-zero amount of rent is always parasitic.

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  • howrar@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I wouldn’t be trying to convince you of it if you agreed, would I?

    What’s this business about itemized bills to make them fair if the bills are zero?

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    • zalgotext@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Landlords don’t do that. Until they do, they’re parasites.

      Also, I can’t tell if you’ve realized by now, but everything I’ve been describing as ways to make landlording “fair” is just a roundabout description of ownership.

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      • howrar@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        We’re not talking about what they currently do though. The question is what they should do in order to be fair and non-parasitic. Where the threshold lies between parasitic and non-parasitic.

        So far, I understand that you’re convinced ownership is necessary if any payment is involved. What I don’t understand is why*. We agreed that people should be paid for their labour. What makes home rentals special in that regard?

        • Mainly to understand how a system with such a rule can make sense.

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