> existing home owners will scream bloody murder and put up road blocks to prevent it from happening. so it's not going to happen. this is something worth driving home; we all point the finger at blackrock and hedge funds and landlords, but any of us who are regular homeowners are also guilty of land speculation. all of us have the same expectation that our homes will be worth tens of thousands more within a decade than it is worth now. that is an unearned increment the exact same as what hedge funds get out of speculating on homes. we don't make as much money at it, true, so we point and scream that they're doing it too much, but saying that it's evil to speculate too hard is a much weaker point than just saying it's wrong to speculate at all.  that little sin that we're allowed to enjoy gives all these big-time speculators like bill gates and soros and rothschilds and chinese and whoever else the cover they need to do the same thing on a bigger scale.
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