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[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

Most people would much rather buy, but they can't because landlords own all the property, driving up the rates. Consolidation of property is getting to be a real problem and even the most demented of free marketeers can recognize that real estate is a scare market that is easily cornered by oligopolies.