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[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Just putting it out there that "property owning" is not the class deliniator! I "own" my house/property and the only differences are that i pay rent to a bank instead of a landlord, and i can knock holes in the walls if i want to.

I'm still pretty much paycheck to paycheck, squarely in the working class.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Of course you're working class. It's about the owners of Capital property. Does your house that you own (which I doubt since you imply you have a mortgage) make money for you?

It's us versus a very small number of them.

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Well technically thanks to the rising housing cost crisis I've gained about 50k in equity in the past 3 years. Does that count?

[–] reksas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 month ago

do you get to spend that money and keep your house?

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

I would say no.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

If you're paying rent to a bank, you don't own your house, at least not yet.

[–] Soleos@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

No. Rent and mortgage are two different things. One is a fee for service and one is a loan.

If your home that you own doubles in market value and you decide to sell it, you pay off the mortgage (loan) and keep the profit (capital gain). If you are renting and the home is sold, you gain nothing.

If your home that you own burns down, you still owe the bank the money you borrowed for purchase (mortgage). If you are renting the home that burned down, you don't owe anybody money. There is to service to pay a fee for anymore.

Like sure, fuck capitalism. But we don't need to misrepresent how these systems work.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We dont want your toothbrush dude

[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] HeurtisticAlgorithm9@feddit.uk 0 points 1 month ago

Tis the difference betwixt private and personal property, we don't want your toothbrush but your toothbrush factory however...