It’s patently ridiculous to think that landlords always have the option to pass every increase on to the tenants. Stop leasing? Why? Are their margins so tight that in a bad economy they can't eat $30 to keep their awesome tenants who pay rent on time every month and don't **** up the place?
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Depends on the market. This is not astonishing. Supply/demand. Location. Local economy. Say your property tax goes up on a property by $388.68. Yur renters are paying $1250/mo. Assume property tax is the only expense increased. Are you going to raise your tenant’s rent $32.39 oer month? What if...
Why should government entities that rely on property taxes have a windfall for every housing bubble? As mentioned there are other ways to raise money governments need to operate. Have a bake sale.
Question. Is the fellow that came on board a human being at the zygote stage? :):
It's a tough scenario. I think it would be immoral to cast the person overboard. I wouldn't owe him a ride in the boat, but it would be morally irresponsible to let him die when the risk to myself is so low. And...
Maybe he's including rape victims as being irresponsible. I kinda don't think so. So he's right as far as people having the attitude that to heck with responsibility, we'll throw caution to the wind and just get an abortion if we lose the bet.
It seems more that instead of incorrectly identifying exactly who is considering the odds over the stakes, perhaps the difference is the priority that you both assign to which odds/stakes. Again I suggest that this is an issue of worldview which determines that priority.
I agree with you that...