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U4ikLefty

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55. The flaw in this case is the hoarding of wealth (land in this case) by too few people.

Reply to pipoman (Reply #33)

Tue May 22, 2012, 01:57 AM

May 2012

A big flaw you tolerate.

Do you own many houses/apartments?

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This Graffiti Artist Had An Interesting Idea You Probably Haven't Thought Of Before [View all] Playinghardball May 2012 OP

Wow. Couldn't be any simpler than that. Well done! nt gateley May 2012 #1

I and I'm sure many others have had that thought before IDemo May 2012 #2

Seriously. intheflow May 2012 #3

'xactly. TahitiNut May 2012 #36

Hey, TN! intheflow May 2012 #39

Hey, itf! TahitiNut May 2012 #40

I hope that is an empty building, otherwise he's a vandal. Odin2005 May 2012 #4

I would guess it is unoccupied since the electrical meter is removed. Arctic Dave May 2012 #5

That makes it unoccupyAble. WingDinger May 2012 #10

And that matters ... how? HuckleB May 2012 #8

I certainly would not want anyone spray-painting on my house. Odin2005 May 2012 #14

Get a clue. Fantastic Anarchist May 2012 #18

Yes, because it is so progressive to... Odin2005 May 2012 #24

You mean it's bad to make the big banks pay to stop people from telling the truth? HuckleB May 2012 #62

I think the point of the graffiti is to point out that it's an unoccupied house lunatica May 2012 #27

that's why I was saying that I hope it is unoccupied. Odin2005 May 2012 #28

I carried a sign with a similar message in the Occupy portion of the Rose Bowl Parade JDPriestly May 2012 #30

Who's spray painting your house? HuckleB May 2012 #61

No, he's socially aware. Fantastic Anarchist May 2012 #17

It's not about rules, it's about empathy. Odin2005 May 2012 #25

Whether the house is empty or not intheflow May 2012 #21

If it is bank-owned I don;t care who fucks with it. Odin2005 May 2012 #23

If it is bank-owned, it is owned pretty much by the Fed and by their depositors JDPriestly May 2012 #31

There are more abandoned foreclosed buildings in Florida than there are homeless people in the US Recursion May 2012 #6

Maybe we should impose a special tax on houses while they are not being lived in. JDPriestly May 2012 #32

Not exactly novel, no. HuckleB May 2012 #7

Now if someone would just buy pipoman May 2012 #9

.. rational_democrat May 2012 #11

True, it always infuriates me and I always point that out. freshwest May 2012 #12

Thanks for crediting us with being idiots. n/t JayhawkSD May 2012 #13

reallllly????? you think none of us has thought this before? wow. niyad May 2012 #15

Actually it never gets anywhere because someone actually pipoman May 2012 #19

They only own them because our laws allow them to own them Cleita May 2012 #22

Flawed as it may be, I opt for pipoman May 2012 #33

Yes, but should they let property go vacant from greed? Cleita May 2012 #35

Supply and demand don't lower pipoman May 2012 #41

Did you ever have a course in economics? Cleita May 2012 #42

Why didn't you answer my question? pipoman May 2012 #44

I thought I did. The 10% on top of the economic pyramid, should pay for it like they used to Cleita May 2012 #46

So then, do we agree or disagree? pipoman May 2012 #49

Yes, like in any business, if you can't make it work, get out. Cleita May 2012 #50

No.. pipoman May 2012 #53

Well, a lot of people overpaid for their rental real estate when Cleita May 2012 #54

Nobody has a right to pipoman May 2012 #56

Now you are talking. Cleita May 2012 #59

The flaw in this case is the hoarding of wealth (land in this case) by too few people. U4ikLefty May 2012 #55

Who, pray tell, do you speak of? pipoman May 2012 #57

Investing and speculation used to come with risk, not Cleita May 2012 #60

Anarchism 101 Fantastic Anarchist May 2012 #16

But vandalizing other people's possessions is vandalism. Odin2005 May 2012 #26

I see what you did there. Quantess May 2012 #20

Not just a fail - an utter spectacular epic fail. Initech May 2012 #29

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT May 2012 #34

The GOP is building housing for the homeless as fast as they can. TahitiNut May 2012 #37

1 in 7 houses are empty. 1 in 402 Americans are homeless. just1voice May 2012 #38

makes me think some asshole has a can of spray paint Scout May 2012 #43

There is graffiti and there is graffiti art pipoman May 2012 #45

So you would rather a gang banger with some creative colored Cleita May 2012 #47

Wow.. pipoman May 2012 #48

What was the point of your post then? n/t Cleita May 2012 #51

Simply that the OP mischaracterized pipoman May 2012 #52

This what happens when you make Shankapotomus May 2012 #58

How would that practically WORK? ErikJ May 2012 #63