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I'm sorry to hear about your raised rent. 15% is substantial.
I'm all too familiar that it costs more to be poor, and the squeeze is real, especially in housing.
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I'm all too familiar that it costs more to be poor, and the squeeze is real, especially in housing.
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When it comes to price-fixing and collusion, we know this wreaks havoc on our economy, often to the benefit of private equity firms and the detriment of renters and first-time home buyers. This issue occurs in urban and rural America, and Western North Carolina is hit hard.
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So, no. I don't think poor people should continue to be subjected to manufactured inflation of housing costs by collusion.
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