• UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Completely fine by me. They need money for their endeavour, I give them money and expect something in return. I see nothing inherently wrong or unfair with that.

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      5 hours ago

      I just read Capitalism: A global history by Sven something

      A real tome,but explains a lot on how things we think are normal now, got to be the way they are

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      2 days ago

      Developers generally rely heavily on loans for building new homes, and America is short some 8 million affordable homes currently (and the gap keeps growing)

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        1 day ago

        Yes, but that isn’t about investing in businesses, that is about allowing these businesses to buy up land and overcharge for rent. You could very easily solve this by regulation (e.g. capping rents and prohibiting property speculation)