FenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe Stop Wall Street Landlords Act has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Ro Khanna. The bill would raise taxes on the purchase of single family homes by private equity and corporations.www.notus.orgexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1682arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: housing_bubble_2@lemmy.world
arrow-up1680arrow-down1external-linkThe Stop Wall Street Landlords Act has been introduced in Congress by Rep. Ro Khanna. The bill would raise taxes on the purchase of single family homes by private equity and corporations.www.notus.orgFenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: housing_bubble_2@lemmy.world
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·2 months ago“Here’s $5000 and a week at my private ski resort. Your voting no.”
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoOr here is an insider tip and make bank
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoBut that one is still illegal, technically.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoNot for members of congres and Senate.
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd fully impossible to trace or prosecute
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt is sadly only de jure illegal and not de facto illegal. It’s great there exists a law in the books, but if it’s not being enforced it isn’t illegal in reality.
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoHere’s another $1000. Everything is spelled right and grammatically correct.
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoI don’t do it for the money, but it helps.
“Here’s $5000 and a week at my private ski resort. Your voting no.”
Or here is an insider tip and make bank
But that one is still illegal, technically.
Not for members of congres and Senate.
And fully impossible to trace or prosecute
It is sadly only de jure illegal and not de facto illegal. It’s great there exists a law in the books, but if it’s not being enforced it isn’t illegal in reality.
My voting no?
Here’s another $1000. Everything is spelled right and grammatically correct.
I don’t do it for the money, but it helps.