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eatingoldcheese OP t1_j7i77d4 wrote

Reply to comment by Elios000 in Rental Recs by eatingoldcheese

Student living places around here are ridiculously expensive. Plus we wouldn't get approved; neither me nor my potential roommate will be in college when we would need to start the lease.

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jttIII t1_j7i6yn4 wrote

You're correct that it puts the leverage in the hands of the original Landowner and that's the point... that's how I think it should be. And in the long term it would, I believe, sort itself out without heavy handed government strong arming.

It's likely obvious to me, you and everyone with a mind that there are profound community benefits to being able to make that commute... and because of that the original owner should be able to hold out for the highest value possible until another alternative becomes more economically viable.

The idea that at any given time your families 3rd generation farm could be split up for a highway and you get paid out by a less than honest brokers appraisal with little to no recourse is asinine to me and akin to a serfdom dystopia.

The only middle ground I could maybe concede on this on a principled level is if somehow your private property was like a national security blindspot... IE your farm in Maine on the border is a strategically important foothold for a bloodthirsty Canadian invasion.

Outside of that wildly extreme scenario I am of the philosophy I owe you and you owe me literally nothing nor either of us have a right to acquire each others respective properties without consent.

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A_Podcast_From_SGF t1_j7i1vjy wrote

Second this Ruthie’s recommendation. We recently went for the first time and Joe was great. We originally planned to go to Cusco but decided to give Joe’s daily special (Salisbury steak) a try. It was great! Just show up before it gets too late as he has limited quantities of the specials at times.

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Dakkendoofer t1_j7i1tas wrote

Having a monopoly in one city still counts as a monopoly for the purposes of that city’s residents. I had a fun argument with CU several years ago when they told me basically “yes, you turned off all the power breakers in the house, the water, the AC, and all fans and ventilation, but we’re still charging you $180 for that address FOR THE ABILITY to use our services. $180 a month just to BE ABLE TO use utilities. They get away robbery because they can.

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