People that developed or came up with the idea for that software:
- Likely worked in buildings with breakable windows.
- Have addresses.
- Have kneecaps.
If there aren’t laws for crimes against the economy, there should be.
It was never about supply and demand.
It really wasn’t. As soon as dynamic pricing hit, I stopped believing in the bullshit lie of supply and demand.
Capitalism is a cancer on society.
According to the legal system, someone caught selling an ounce of weed is infinitely more dangerous and harmful than this behavior. These people should have the death penalty.
I have a real problem with landlords. It feels like an especially predatory business. Some things just shouldn’t be for profit. I mean, when you own something that people universally need, and charge as much as you possibly can for it, to maximize your own profit, for nothing other than just being the owner, it feels really scummy.
I own my home. I may rent it out when I retire because I sure as fuck won’t have any money. Maybe we’ll get an RV or move to the Philippines. Dunno. But I need to get paid on that home.
For one, renters are likely to fuck shit up, because it’s not theirs, they have no stake in the property. They may simply be ignorant and ignore problems that cost $100 to fix today, $1,000 to fix tomorrow. Also, I need to buy extra liability insurance.
Then there’s routine stuff. When my ex and I bought the place we took payday loans for 2-months just to get the tools and stuff we needed to care for the place. And nearly everything we bought was used. Paid them off responsibly and quickly, but it was costly.
Ever priced a new roof? Hell, within the last 30-days our sink stopped up, the washer died, fridge finally died. and that’s only the big stuff. Even buying off FB, that was $1,000 in new appliances and repairs. Oh, and the hot water heater leaks, but that’s under control for the moment. And the roof needs patched. I’m scared to even price that, can’t afford it ATM anyway.
So yeah, I need serious “profit” just to break even.
If you plan on moving out anyways, why not just sell the house? It’d give you a large up front sum of money, and you would never have to worry about maintenance or bad tenants again.
Yeah you’re really not beating the allegations here, bud.
I hope that house turns you under.
price collusion is free speech, just ask the petrol stations
That’s not how that works. They aren’t working together so when they look out the window and see the price they match or go lower. When the rental corporations are working together they agree on higher prices.
Gas stations actually make very little profit on the gas itself. It’s the attached mini mart that brings in the cash.
They aren’t working together so when they look out the window and see the price they match or go lower.
The stories my wife tells me about her gas station job say this is wrong. Her boss has binoculars readily available so they can see if the station across the street changes their prices, and they’d follow suit.
Yes. But people are also extremely sensitive to the price of gas. So if he wants to draw more people he drops it. It’s chained, but not a cartel.
They also did it with raising prices, and both did the same way. It may not have been official, but the behavior was the same either way.
That’s the thing though, because they don’t have an agreement across the city, if he and his neighbor go too high someone will undercut them. He’ll even under cut his neighbor if he thinks he can get enough more business. I’m not disputing that he’ll follow them up too. A cartel differs by manipulating the market instead of responding to the market.
Why are renters not teaming up? I am sorry but the membership in my local tenants union is frankly shameful. Unite, organise in solidarity is the only way. I know people have a limited time but that’s the situation we are in.
Because unions are evil. They eat babies and practice dark
sataniccommunist rituals. My GOP certified preacher said so!You know I’ve honestly never thought of a renter’s union before and that’s a pretty great idea.
Oh damn thanks for that!
I honestly didn’t even know that was a thing
