FenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 days agoThe 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.www.notus.orgexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1680arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1678arrow-down1external-linkThe 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.www.notus.orgFenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·7 days ago“Here’s $5000 and a week at my private ski resort. Your voting no.”
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoHere’s another $1000. Everything is spelled right and grammatically correct.
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoI don’t do it for the money, but it helps.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 days agoOr here is an insider tip and make bank
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoBut that one is still illegal, technically.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days agoNot for members of congres and Senate.
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·6 days agoAnd fully impossible to trace or prosecute
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoIt 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.
“Here’s $5000 and a week at my private ski resort. Your voting no.”
My voting no?
Here’s another $1000. Everything is spelled right and grammatically correct.
I don’t do it for the money, but it helps.
Or here is an insider tip and make bank
But that one is still illegal, technically.
Not for members of congres and Senate.
And fully impossible to trace or prosecute
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.