“There are bears in the national parks who have weaned themselves off of real food in favor of garbage-can fare. They had a bad year, too…”
Linked below, the Foundation for Economic Education is making the propertied argument, and it’s one I agree with in principle.
But: Most landlords who get into trouble went looking for trouble.
There is a median for everything, half above, half below. If you shop for tenants above the median on follow-through, you had an eviction moratorium experience like ours – no experience. If you shop below the median – thinking, perhaps, that people with few choices will stay longer, or, worse, planning to evict, thus to rack up another huge financial judgement – I’m guessing the last 18 months have been painful for you.
Dang.
Until some grown-up puts his foot down hard, you can expect more unconstitutional usurpations. But you can improve your results in a crooked game – by giving up crookery yourself. If you want people to treat you right, treat them right. If you want to make an honest living, stop being a bottom-feeder.
In other news:
Redfin.com: Prices of the Most and Least Expensive U.S. Homes Are Surging the Fastest.
The Federalist: New York Is A Cautionary Tale About The Dangers of Progressivism.
John Podhoretz: Bill de Blasio and the Decline of New York City.
The Federalist: Cuomo Is Begging New Yorkers To Come Home, But Why Would They?
Matt Taibbi: From ‘Yes we can’ to ‘No, you moron’: Dems have selves to blame for vaccine hesitancy.
Julie Kelly: ‘Unprecedented, Unreasonable, Unconstitutional, and Wrong’.
City Journal: The Perpetual Emergency: Regular talk of crisis can degrade liberty.
