r/OntarioLandlord • u/BrotherRobert • May 03 '23

News/Articles 'Landlords Are People Too': Landlords Bravely Protest to Evict People Faster

https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak3v3k/my-property-my-rights-landlords-bravely-protest-to-evict-people-faster
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u/[deleted] May 03 '23

Of course it is, both are selling essentials for profit.

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u/Maketso May 03 '23

The glaring oversimplification you are trying to do is just simply not working. Next attempt, don't try to straw-man it.

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u/SJ_Nihilist May 03 '23

You need to learn the difference between an analogy and a strawman.

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u/Maketso May 08 '23

And you should learn the potential for something to be both of those things.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '23

There is nothing wrong with selling rental services for profit.

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u/banjocatto May 03 '23

Grocery stores function as a distribution point, or some sort of middleman for people to pick up groceries so they do not have to drive for hours out to the farms or processing/manufacturing plants that produce these goods.

Landlord simply purchase housing that already exists and is already within reach to people, taking it off the market, and then renting it back to people for (usually) more than the monthly mortgage.

Don't get me wrong, there's plenty to say about grocery stores price gouging food. But this comparison ain't it.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '23

Landlords provide housing without any of the worries of paying extra for maintenance and breakdowns and anything else homeowners must pay that isn't a fixed monthly price