Supply and Demand. Move to Johnstown get a Friggin Mansion for 1,200 a month

My highest heating bills were ten years ago, and it was electric heating. I specifically check for gas heating now and pay half what I did those ten years ago.

You can let them know what you paid in rent, if you have their contact information. I’ve seen posts where people have mailed a card to their old address to share rent history so there’s some form of accountability and solidarity. On your way out, you might also be able to share some resources with your landlord about winterizing homes and upgrading efficiencies. Obviously, they may not care because their costs now don’t change from how efficiently your home is able to keep heat or cool. But, with the IRA, I do know there are incentives for homeowners to invest in weatherization, renewable energy, etc. that long term do pay off in landlord’s favor. And of course that’ll help mitigate the incoming tenants utilities. I feel for you!

Well many survive quite nicely paying little to nothing for there survival. It’s up too you.Here you go to free survival homes

Ah yes, me, who could only afford it with a roommate and co-signer, am the root of the housing crisis....

Yeah, I agree. Only in extreme cases would I reduce a tip below 20%. I consider 20% simply the cost of that service, not a "bonus" I get to bestow upon lowly service workers based on how satisfied my royal person is. And that's the way wages work in service industry - wages are low because tips are expected. They rely on tips. So we absolutely should tip even if it's not table service.

And since the pandemic, which helped remind me how shitty service workers generally have it, I have tried to tip above 20% as a default.

My main point is vote against the racists but I’m mostly just rambling. Libertarians say government is inherently corrupt and private sector will solve the problem more efficiently. Some middle class working families think democrats will tax them to pay for housing for lazy people. These aren’t my views but I’m just pointing out the arguments you might hear from some people so you can prepare yourself accordingly to think of ideas that will win over more support for what you want to see happen

Sure if you want to jump right to that conclusion...

If the government was truly run and operated fairly and equally and made equal housing available to anyone and everyone that wanted or needed it then everyone would be housed.

But you know that isnt the argument at hand and that your take is just argumentative and disingenuous.

Why? Why is a home allowed to be a business when you need it to survive?

If they are improving them that fine. But how many rentals is that happening in? My former landlord slapped new paint on the walls and asked $500 more per month.

Glad to see that spending is up for HUD and many of their programs. Unfortunately I worry that a lot will go towards mitigating the severe situation left by COVID and not the issues that existed beforehand. A big one is that while they are increasing the value and number of vouchers available to those that qualify, they are not putting enough into regulating the quality and safety of the properties themselves that take vouchers or the number of properties that do.

Was this a Mozart apartment? I lived on the corner of N Highland and Bryant and had similar rent a few years ago.

That's not too out of whack. If you don't have gas appliances, normal usage plus heat, hot water, and clothes drying would make this only slightly higher than i would guess.

My solution is long johns, slippers and a hat indoors when it gets really cold.

I wanted a snow day :(

That a greatly disproportionate amount of violent crime and antisocial behavior comes from young black males and there is no one easy answer to why the problem exists or what the solution is.

And because liberals/leftists are afraid to acknowledge this reality, they cede the narrative to conservatives who simplify it to one purely of cultural factors and largely carceral solutions, when what’s needed is a thorough revaluation of social welfare, educational, housing, criminal justice, and industrial policy.

What even is your point, if you have one? Racism killed support public housing so we should just accept that the racist side has a point for why we shouldn't have it..

The only arguments I've seen for weakening public housing is because for profit landlords would lose profits.

Unfortunately, we agree that individuals cant do much but vote for the people we best believe will fight for those changes.

Sorry it appears you’re a very literal person. You are correct, the buildings would not just physically poof and vanish. Without any profit, why would a landlord be a landlord? So the property would effectively be taken out of the rental market.

Please, explain how this would happen. The current landlords would just….donate….their property to a program for people to buy them at this rate? No landlord is going to be a part of this. The government would then have to greatly subsidize the purchase of 85% of all of the rentals in the US?? To then sell at a low price back to the public?

I understand there is an issue here, but it’s not a simple solution. You have the think about the economic impact of these “solutions” you’re proposing.

New luxury apartments reduce the price of other available units because rich people rent the new apartments and there is less demand for their previous apartment.

I tip $1-$2 on all pick ups. I never get delivery because I’m impatient Sit down restaurant- 15% for average service, 20% for good. I’ve occasionally have done 25% for great service, but I cant keep doing that with inflation

Yeah but it's hard to blame anyone. What should happen is free early childhood education for families subsidized by the government.

Ahhhh that makes way more sense. Hmm still frustrating none the less

No, not volunteers to work. They're asking families to volunteer to not send their children that day to maintain a legal or practical student to teacher ratio. These kids then stay home, but because of how these places operate and need to pay their teachers and other personnel, you get no discount or anything. You'd just eat the cost.

God forgive me for being happy I got a good deal and also upset that the next person doesn't....

Thank you for your service. 🫡

Everyone should know that newly elected Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Tiffany Sizemore DISMISSED ALL THE CHARGES against the Alderice students (with lengthy juvenile records) who assaulted and hospitalized an on duty, uniformed city police offer and three others at the Starbucks.

These kids continue their actions because there ARE NO repercussions or penalties.

Now ask yourselves why our police can’t do their jobs. In fact, ask them, though many won’t risk losing their 20 year pension by outing Downtown mandates.

Then look at the people who’ve been elected and their agendas.

Yep, this behavior starts at home, but when parents are children of that system too, they are part of the problem.

Regardless, no punishment makes for the free for all this has become.

Squirrel Hill South is rapidly becoming the Wild West and no sherif in town can run out the bad guys. Er, Alderdice students.