Karl Marx, born on this day in 1818, was a foundational political theorist and journalist associated with the philosophy of Marxism.
Among Marx's best-known texts are the "The Communist Manifesto" and the three-volume "Das Kapital", in which he set out to define and explain the behavior of the capitalist mode of production.
Marx's political and philosophical thought have had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic and political history, and his name has been used as an adjective, a noun, and a school of social theory.
Marx's critical theories about society, economics and politics - collectively understood as Marxism - hold that human societies develop through class conflict. In capitalism, this manifests itself in the conflict between the ruling classes (known as the bourgeoisie) that control the means of production, and the working classes (known as the proletariat) that enable these means by selling their labor power in return for wages.
Employing a critical approach known as historical materialism, Marx concluded that, like previous socio-economic systems, capitalism produced internal tensions which would lead to its self-destruction and replacement by a new system known as socialism.
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-Sees nice looking apartment at a reasonably priced rent
-Scheduling tour is relatively painless
-Get sent the application, which asks for rental offer
This is my first time seeing an application asking what you are offering to pay for rent. Considering the area and the amount of people that seem to be interested I have a feeling I'm going to be priced out of this one
Two can play that game. Put a big number then negotiate down before you sign.
They ended up canceling my appointment to view the apartment because so many applications were submitted.
Honestly, I'm just tired of how scummy the real estate market is. Aside from the fact that everything is overpriced, the brokers out here just straight up try to rob you blind for their own pay days.
I've toured apartments that I kinda liked and wanted to apply to only to have the broker ask for a huge deposit before even being approved.
This one, from one of the more well known and "respected" real estate brokerages, was pretty much a bait and switch. They listed one price, but pretty much auctioned of the apartment. For a rental...
I would imagine these practices have to draw complaints but all the local politicians are in the pockets of real estate.