FenrirIII@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month 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-up1684arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1682arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square59fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·1 month ago“Here’s $5000 and a week at my private ski resort. Your voting no.”
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoOr here is an insider tip and make bank
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoBut that one is still illegal, technically.
minus-squareRubberDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoNot for members of congres and Senate.
minus-squareMatch!!@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoAnd fully impossible to trace or prosecute
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month 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.
minus-squareSabata@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoHere’s another $1000. Everything is spelled right and grammatically correct.
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI don’t do it for the money, but it helps.
“Here’s $5000 and a week at my private ski resort. Your voting no.”
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.
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.