Why is it Democrats are always against common sense things?

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Here, the Democrats defended the Free Market.

Why are you against the free market for real estate.

"banning the communist nation from making land purchases over national security concerns"

So it's not even to protect the American middle class, or ensure Americans have the ability to afford a home.

Virtue Signaling.

"But you still didnt comment on why we cant buy land in their countries...
Why is that ok?"

It's their country, they can run it as they see fit, according to Boaz.

I would be fine with requiring reciprocity. However, that would be bad for the economy.

"Why would it be right for them but not right for us?"

Pretend it's guns, and then your question becomes laughable to Boaz.

Less buyers means less demand.

You're saying an infinity tariff on foreigners purchasing land will have zero impact on the market.

Maybe you were on vacation when Trump undid two quarters of economic growth with just one day of tariffs?

We need to prevent communist China from buying land here. We also need to stop the Saudis from sucking up all our groundwater for alfalfa to feed their damned camels.
#21 | Posted by willowby

Willowby,
I agree with you on both counts.
But Republicans will never go along with it because it doesn't benefit the rich.
Republicans are the ones selling rich foreigners a Golden Passport.

"ability to block foreign land purchases if they are within a certain proximity of a base"

See, this issue isn't about all of American land being for Americans. Just land near bases.

Even though I suspect a lot of people support limiting foreign ownership, including me. But that would be bad for business.

The alternative is what China and Cuba do, require foreign companies to partner with a local company.

Republicans will go full-on State Capitalism before too long:

Yes. That kind of thing.

Republicans would jizz their shorts if every foreign company here could be forced to hire a Trump-chosen head of US operations.