I fully get the issues with landlords in terms of coasting off of other people's labor and in general being parasitic. My question is, the resistance I get when I say that someone shouldn't profit off of another person's need for housing is that they bring up grocery stores/ restaurants profiting off of a person's need for food. And I don't really know how to address or answer that. Just wondering if someone can close the loop for me!
Liberals usually have a piss-poor understanding of game theory and as you said, blind trust in institutions. They can't convince of people taking the selfish, personal advantage approach to anything because they assume everyone is "rational" and will work with the idea that a rising tide lifts all boats, as long as they follow the RULES and do it RIGHT.