• @WoodScientist
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    241 month ago

    If anyone has access to a genie wish, might I suggest:

    “I wish any rental that saw the rent on it raised by more than twice the inflation rate, once it is no longer occupied, would instantly burst into flames and burn to ashes in a way that damages no other rental unit.”

    • @Frozengyro
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      141 month ago

      Granted, landlords insurance pays for a new building and lost rent. Now renting it for even more money.

      • @WoodScientist
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        101 month ago

        Maybe for the first few, but after awhile it would be common knowledge that raising rents too much magically causes building to burst into flames. Insurance doesn’t cover intentional acts. If you deliberately burn your own house down, insurance isn’t going to cover that. Plus every insurance policy would exclude coverage for this sort of entirely predictable and preventable fire.

      • billwashere
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        71 month ago

        Except when it keeps burning down due to the ongoing wish and is no longer insurance.

        • @[email protected]
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          71 month ago

          The fire just never goes out. Engineers eventually harness it for nearly limitless power.

          Landlord still profits.

          • @[email protected]
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            230 days ago

            I’ll use my wish to make the fire fueled by the propellant from the landlord’s vehicle, whether that be gasoline, diesel, or lithium batteries

    • @[email protected]
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      130 days ago

      I wish it was illegal for a single entity or organization to own more than three residential buildings at one time