Two sisters were shocked when a Toronto landlord raised their rent by $7,000 per month.

The landlord had told them he wanted to raise the rent to $3,500 and when they complained he decided to raise it to $9,500.

“We know that our building is not rent controlled and this was something we were always worried about happening and there is no way we can afford $9,500 per month," Yumna Farooq said.

    • @Dkarma@lemmy.world
      -10•2 years ago

      I don’t disagree but what we need is stability. So far capitalism has given the US that. If you’re proposing a different system fine just make sure that while we move to it the perceived wealth of the country doesn’t take a hit and after it is implemented do the same.

      I don’t think it is possible from here. What we really need is loads more regulation and Corp criminals going to prison to start.

        • @Dkarma@lemmy.world
          1•2 years ago

          Largest gdp and arguably most stable economy of scale on the planet what are you talking about?
          See this is what I’m talking about. Just devoid of reality

          • @SlikPikker@lemmy.caEnglish
            1•2 years ago

            Coal Wars, Conscription, Red scare, Segregation, Civil Rights Oppression, Violence, Drug War, international chaos and war.

            What are you talking about?

      • @SlikPikker@lemmy.caEnglish
        3•2 years ago

        They said, not even knowing where I’m from. There are people who would be dead without Soviet Authoritarianism.

        And somehow that’s not what I’m advocating.

      • JokeDeity
        12•2 years ago

        Yes, the only two options are capitalism and full on Chinese dictatorship communism.

        • @terath@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          -3•2 years ago

          There is also Soviet communism, Cuban communism, and North Korean communism. I’m sure one of those countries will happily welcome you with lovely high quality public housing.

          • JokeDeity
            3•2 years ago

            I own my home. I’m just not a scumbag leech on society like you guys.

            • @ByteWizard@lemm.eeEnglish
              -4•2 years ago

              Do you think you’ll get to keep your house under communism?

              Mao thought that he could catapult his country past its competitors by herding villagers across the country into giant people’s communes. In pursuit of a utopian paradise, everything was collectivised. People had their work, homes, land, belongings and livelihoods taken from them. In collective canteens, food, distributed by the spoonful according to merit, became a weapon used to force people to follow the party’s every dictate. As incentives to work were removed, coercion and violence were used instead to compel famished farmers to perform labour on poorly planned irrigation projects while fields were neglected.

              • JokeDeity
                2•2 years ago

                Do you think I’m pro communist? I’m not from hexbear or Lemmygrad buddy.