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unrepentant progress

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14. Yep. It's a common sense observation cloaked in a neoliberal agenda

Reply to ProSense (Reply #12)

Sat May 11, 2013, 07:17 PM

May 2013

Obviously owning a home means you're less mobile than a renter. However, they talk about it as a negative externality to the labor market. How inconvenient those people who put down their roots in a community that we can't exploit them at our leisure.

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Home Ownership May Actually Cause Unemployment [View all] unrepentant progress May 2013 OP

and the next pile of BS will be? hobbit709 May 2013 #1

"Homeownership, in economists’ jargon, creates “negative externalities” for the labor market." unrepentant progress May 2013 #3

So, if the people who live in houses shouldn't own them, who should? JDPriestly May 2013 #2

Well, it's Peterson so we know the answer isn't C. unrepentant progress May 2013 #4

I think the point is that 'owning' a house ties you down. trof May 2013 #7

That makes ProSense May 2013 #12

Yep. It's a common sense observation cloaked in a neoliberal agenda unrepentant progress May 2013 #14

I also wonder how much cost of living and the existing economy play into it XemaSab May 2013 #21

Do you enjoy a sense of community where you live in one place? JDPriestly May 2013 #23

+1000 unrepentant progress May 2013 #27

A community full of unemployed, underwater homeowners is not stable FarCenter May 2013 #5

Realtor's fees. But people are entitled to make a living for their work. Honeycombe8 May 2013 #6

Good luck with that. trof May 2013 #8

How should realtor's.... Purplehazed May 2013 #10

Break up the National Association of Realtors monopoly FarCenter May 2013 #22

i hope everybody at the Peterson Institute ends up living out of their car BOG PERSON May 2013 #9

Ha! Reminds me of a column way back when in the Village Voice, Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 #26

I was told by "right-thinking" individuals that it was the fact that zbdent May 2013 #11

Ah, another negative externality on the labor market unrepentant progress May 2013 #13

Take anything associated with the scumbag Peter J. Peterson with a huge grain of salt. duffyduff May 2013 #15

Do I have to? unrepentant progress May 2013 #16

Good one. n/t duffyduff May 2013 #17

Interesting to note the reasons they CHOSE to cite. pa28 May 2013 #18

corrolations are usually coincidences gejohnston May 2013 #19

Well duh KentuckyWoman May 2013 #20

+1! unrepentant progress May 2013 #25

what ? Liberal_in_LA May 2013 #24

Pete Peterson wants people to be serfs living on the estates geek tragedy May 2013 #28