The 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.

FenrirIII@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

The 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.

Sabata · 2 months ago

“Here’s $5000 and a week at my private ski resort. Your voting no.”

RubberDuck@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Or here is an insider tip and make bank

Sabata · 2 months ago

But that one is still illegal, technically.

RubberDuck@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

Not for members of congres and Senate.

Match!!@pawb.social · 2 months ago

And fully impossible to trace or prosecute

Cethin@lemmy.zip · 2 months ago

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.

dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

My voting no?

Sabata · 2 months ago

Here’s another $1000. Everything is spelled right and grammatically correct.

dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works · 2 months ago

I don’t do it for the money, but it helps.

The 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.

The 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.

Ro Khanna Goes After Wall Street Landlords to Address Rising Home Prices