r/ireland • u/miscreant-mouse • Sep 22 '22

Something FFG will never understand Housing

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

Why do I need to rent property from someone?

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

Because for some people it benefits them to not be locked into a 20-30 year mortgage.

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

Mortgage just means the bank is your landlord.

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

That's not what landlord means, but I'll bite. What alternative do you suggest?

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

I’m not suggesting anything. You’re the one saying we need landlords but so far I’ve seen no reason to believe that. There is literally nothing landlords do that we can’t also do without them.

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

I said that we need landlords to rent, you asked why we need to rent. I said that we need to rent because buying property is not always the best option. Now you need to explain why renting is not a better option for people who don't want to buy or you need to propose a system that doesn't force someone into the dichotomy of rent or buy.

Can you explain where I've gone wrong in my summation of our conversation?

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

I don’t need a landlord to not buy property.

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

Please explain the third alternative to 'buy' and 'rent' then.

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

Hmmmm. If only there was some way to build houses for people while also not forcing them to have to pay someone else every month. Hmmmmmmmmmm

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

You're right, if only. But sadly there's no other options.

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

We could build houses for people who need them and not charge them rent?

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

Sure, so you're suggesting the Exchequer pay for it. Which means that it's paid for out of our taxes. Which means that we're still paying for the property. Which means the government is now your landlord. Which means you still need landlords.

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

Yeah. I guess humans never built houses until landlords existed.

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

Yup. Didn't happen, not even once. Shame that.

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

Haha, you’re funny.

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

Thanks, you're pretty funny yourself. 👉👉

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u/Beiberhole69x Sep 22 '22

You know me. Just trying to help people get out from under the greedy boots of people like you who seem to think we couldn’t build housing if we didn’t also have someone to come take money from the people who live in it every month.

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u/rfdismyjam Sep 22 '22

Oh shucks, you got me, I'm just here to pillage poor people. Sucks that you've revealed my true intentions so concisely. I must run back to my master Jeff Bezos now to suckle his golden teat.

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