• SeattleRain@lemmy.worldOPM
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    5 months ago

    You can do it, it’s just not going to help anyone now that rents are declining after doubling.

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      5 months ago

      Fed interest rates are almost the exact same 5%. Is that a problem? If so, then saving 5% is a solution. Is it the whole solution? No. But nothing ever is.

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            5 months ago

            I understand interest rates, what does that have to do with an ineffective rent cap?

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              Would a 5% raise solve your financial problems? Probably not. So then, would you turn it down? Financial success is multi-faceted. No one solution will get you there. Take what you can and build up layer by layer.

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                You’re not as clever as you think. That’s not equivalent. You still get something out of a small raise.

                You get nothing from a rent cap it rents have stopped rising. He should have done this 4 years ago.

                This is not a multifaceted solution. It’s an impotent one intended to fool people into believing he’s making bold moves against rent inflation.

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                  I’ve had my rent go up 20% in a single year ($1200 to $1450 monthly). 5% rent cap would have been more raises than I got in the next 5 years ($0).

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                    5 months ago

                    And now in the present rents are declining. You’re just being obtuse, probably a Biden supporter.