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Celerity

(43,333 posts)
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 04:30 AM Aug 2021

My prediction: Red State Govs & Legislatures will try to block Dem-run cities' eviction moratoriums

They have done it with masking laws, etc. and they revel in human misery, so this will be the perfect opportunity to 'own the libs' once again. The blockages will definitively be couched in racist framings as well, as the disparate impact of the evictions on PoC will be tremendous.

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My prediction: Red State Govs & Legislatures will try to block Dem-run cities' eviction moratoriums (Original Post) Celerity Aug 2021 OP
The eviction moratoriums do need to end Amishman Aug 2021 #1
They need to set up a fund (and also get the monies already held up out) to help these people still Celerity Aug 2021 #2

Amishman

(5,557 posts)
1. The eviction moratoriums do need to end
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 08:05 AM
Aug 2021

Landlords have not been properly supported for the financial impact this has had on them, and we risk introducing further instability into the housing market the longer this persists.

Joe has the economy growing nicely and workers have the most leverage in the employee / employer relationship that I can ever recall. This seems like a good time to unwind it, though it will not be painless. Extending it just means it will hurt more later, and might be done in a less favorable economic setting (especially if a true breakthrough variant starts spreading unchecked).

Celerity

(43,333 posts)
2. They need to set up a fund (and also get the monies already held up out) to help these people still
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 08:14 AM
Aug 2021

impacted and make sure the landlords get paid.

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