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  • Yes.
    It’s illiquid, unproductive, inefficient and massively contributes to inequality.

    Paying tax that funds pensions and social care is part of a collective responsibility to look after people.

    Paying some parasites mortgage off for them plus whatever they want on top to justify their ‘investment’? Fuck off.

  • Paying tax that funds pensions and social care is part of a collective responsibility to look after people.

    I don't understand - what does this have to do with mortgages and home ownership? People buying homes are paying tax too.

    Paying some parasites mortgage off for them plus whatever they want on top to justify their ‘investment’? Fuck off.

    I bought a house and paid all the tax/stamp duty etc on it. I save for another 10 years and buy a bigger second house because now I've got kids or want to move to the country or whatever - I'm a parasite because I want to rent it instead of sell it? What if I want to keep that first house in case moving was a bad idea, I can't afford the second mortgage due to change in life circumstance yada yada

    Or what if you meet someone and live in their house - are you forced to sell yours? What if the relationship fails?

    If I sold the first one I guess I could've kept the money in the bank but that's just dumb - it would be put into the second house.

    I've kinda lost track of what even the point is now. I think this thread and I hate are turning into twitter comments and it's just going to be easier to ignore them.

  • I don't understand - what does this have to do with mortgages and home ownership? People buying homes are paying tax too.

    You brought up pensions as some kind of equivalent!

    I'm a parasite because I want to rent it instead of sell it?

    Yes. There’s nothing productive about landlording and you are actively making other peoples situation worse.
    All your disaster scenarios should be covered by social housing (and equally apply to people with only one or even no house).

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