The word "socialist" has a number of meanings. In the US, many things are socialist or socialistic, having in common being under government control > Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, transportation systems, postal service, law enforcement, fire departments, the military + hundreds of government regulations, some more suitable than others (anybody wanna buy a Ford Pinto ?)
Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
The word socialism has evolved to mean far more than just that simplistic definition - especially to many posters in this et al threads.
Socialism is socialism, irrelevant of the kind of sugar you want to sprinkle on it.
You'll need to be more clear. I sense you're not clicking with the topic.
The thing is, within the thread, a side topic was socialism. You weren't part of the convo, then you came flying in like a mong in wheelchair hurtling down a flight of stairs.
Off Topic. The rents I'm talking about are for the HOUSING that business customers (or FORMER business customers) LIVE IN.
Yes, landlords have been increasing rents due to the cost of living expenses. Also, has the interest rate increased in the USA.
In the UK, you can take upto 25% of your private pension pot tax free. So many did/do and used that as a deposit on a second house to rent out, the rest made up with a buy to let mortgage. Those mortgages are a slightly higher percentage and the property is not exempt from stamp duty, so it's probably 1% tax of the house value. Folk do this because the rent hopefully brings in more monthly pension than what was lost by taking up to 25% out.
