# What might the eviction crisis actually look like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [May 27, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-the-eviction-crisis-actually-look-like/854544 "2020-05-27T15:37:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-the-eviction-crisis-actually-look-like/854544/42 "2020-05-29T01:18:16Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > As the economy opens up, those people will be going back to work. Some will, some won’t. Also, some of those jobs may open up again but not soon enough. And once you lose your home, finding a job gets tricky. Everyone’s well-being starts with having a home first. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-the-eviction-crisis-actually-look-like/854544/43 "2020-05-29T01:37:04Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Say it with me… > > Exxxaaaaaammmmplllle > > Examples are things we use in real life to illustrate a point. > > If you need more: > > - [How Detroit Became the World Capital of Staring at Abandoned Old Buildings](https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/magazine/how-detroit-became-the-world-capital-of-staring-at-abandoned-old-buildings.html?pagewanted=all) Huh? Your “example” for there \*not \*being a housing crisis if millions of small landlords go bankrupt is Detroit and its 70,000 (in 2012) vacant buildings leaving the city a blight? Do you even remember what your original statement was? Here’s a hint: “Sure it [property] can go down but mostly it goes up.” You have provided “examples” of 70000 going down and 1 - eventually, long after most owners would be bankrupt - going up. You’ve destroyed your own statement by giving an “example” stating exactly what I’ve been saying. Do you have any idea of what your argument is? Because I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-the-eviction-crisis-actually-look-like/854544/44 "2020-05-29T01:39:04Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Huh? Your “example” for there \*not \*being a housing crisis if millions of small landlords go bankrupt is Detroit and its 70,000 (in 2012) vacant buildings leaving the city a blight? Do you have a better example? I do not even know what your point is anymore (or even if you ever had one). ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-the-eviction-crisis-actually-look-like/854544/45 "2020-05-29T03:12:11Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Do you have a better example? > > I do not even know what your point is anymore (or even if you ever had one). Oh no, I’m not playing this game. I’ve made one consistent point, that most ordinary landlords cannot stand a long period of low or no rental income, backed by a lengthy article. You responded with a string of incoherent nonsense, each post questioned by people other than me. If you want me to respond further, make a real argument. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-the-eviction-crisis-actually-look-like/854544.md?page=2)