Let me guess this person had a long rap sheet and was out on some low bond that was probably paid by a group backed by VP Kamala Harris ? Let's face it, what is happening today is the cause of NYC liberal policies. And if you say being hard on crime isn't the solution then what has NY been doing about the out of control crime, homelessness and mental issues? They had years and years to come up with something and now people are being being murdered left and right.

You mean things like people NEED? when oil goes up EVERYTHING goes up. What about food and rent? Food is probably at least 10 percent and rent up at least 20 percent in my city. This only hurts the lower and middle class.

Like I said, oil is up. But it’s not up that much compared to prices we’ve seen in this past decade. I’m not convinced that raising interest rates (and potentially throwing our whole economy into a depression) is the right answer to any of these problems. But it’s a very real answer that a lot of people in this thread seem excited about.

You think dumping trillions of money in a covid stimulus package didn't cause inflation? Most of went to the rich anyway. Demand should go down when prices go up.

I don't think so, because as you said most went to the rich anyway. For the inflation to be caused by the stimulus, it'd have to actually be in the hands of people spending it.

Demand can only go down when prices go up for elastic goods, so this isn't a factor for, e.g., oil, and anything made or transported using it (everything). Demand is further increased by people having already put off a lot of spending for 2 years.

Landlords in collusion? What kind of landlords, like mom and pop? My small apartment complex raised my rent 25%. Is this collusion?

My rent went up $300 a month...is that supply-side driven?

I can only assume that my complex made a profit from evictions as they were always evicting someone. I am positive they would steal their deposit, add a bunch of fees/fines/back rent and then take them to court and usually winning. Well they sold the building a few months ago and new owners are raising rent by 20 percent.

Maybe you shouldn't assume so much.

While a landlord might find a way to make some money from an eviction, the main way they make their money is by getting the rent paid. That's what they evict for, so that they can get someone else who will pay them occupying that unit.

And, if they evict for non-payment of rent, I think they get to keep the deposit, and I don't think that's "stealing". That's part of what the deposit is for. What's stealing might be occupying their place without paying the rent, if you think about it.

And, winning in court doesn't mean you get paid. If they didn't have the money to pay the rent, they usually don't have a huge wad of cash sitting around to pay the back rent + court costs. So, you won in court, enjoy your nice victory that you can't collect.

This is hog wash. Also They had to sprinkle bad things about white Europeans.

Fiend of mine bought a luxury home for 500K a few years ago in Phoenix he was paying 7,000 in property taxes annually Now that these 4 bedroom shacks go for 500,000 I can't wait to see what happens when their their property taxes double.

Same issue here, paying $1200 for for a 600sq ft rental and new owners, made zero improvements and raising to $1500 because some complex down the road is charging that.

a 25 percent increase for me, I would buy but I don't want to hassle with a home bidding and don't plan on living in this state much longer.

Because it's cheaper and easier to build a wall. We can not continue to take in the rest of the world virtually unvetted. Does anyone remember there is a pandemic, housing crunch, and rampant inflation occurring in the US. We should focus on our country at the moment.