Ask Not What Your Landlord Can Do For You

Homeownership series Part 6 by Peeved Pope John 35

9/5/20252 min read

Ask Not What Your Landlord Can Do For You πŸ™…β€β™‚οΈ β€”Ask How We Build a Land of Owners πŸ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

By Peeved Pope John 35 (πŸ‘»πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Still Irish, Eternally Handsome)

My fellow Americans πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έβ€”

We’ve lived too long in a tribute economy πŸ’Έ. Too long handing over sacks of rent like peasants at the castle gates 🏰.

But we are not here to bow. We are here to build. πŸ› οΈ

Not a land of renters. Not a land of serfs. But a land of owners. 🏠✨

The Vision πŸŒ…

Imagine an America where:

  • Every family can buy a starter home as easily as a car πŸš—.

  • Keys πŸ”‘ are as common as pay stubs πŸ’΅.

  • Ownership isn’t a privilege for the few, but the standard for the many πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦.

No more β€œtemporary guest” visas 🎟️ for renters.

No more American Lease πŸ“„.

We deserve The American Deed πŸ“œ.

The Numbers Give Us Urgency πŸ”’

πŸ’° Americans spend $660 billion a year on rent β€” money that could be building equity πŸ“ˆ instead of castles for landlords πŸ‘‘.

πŸ“‰ First-time buyers are at their lowest share in decades β€” a generation fenced out by design 🚫.

But here’s the hope 🌟:

Every policy, every reform, every brick laid toward affordable homes brings us closer to a republic of owners πŸ›οΈ.

How We Build It πŸ› οΈ

We can make this real:

  • πŸ—οΈ Build millions of starter homes again.

  • 🦈 Give families first chance at homes before Wall Street.

  • πŸšͺ Tear down zoning walls that lock ordinary people out.

  • πŸ’³ Simplify buying a home until it’s as easy as buying a Honda Civic.

This isn’t a fantasy. It’s a choice. A policy choice. A citizenship choice.

Ask Not… 🎀

So I say to you today:

Ask not what your landlord can do for you πŸ™…β€β™‚οΈ β€” ask how we will build a Land of Owners πŸ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ.

For when citizens hold keys πŸ”‘, we hold power ⚑.

When families own homes 🏑, they own futures πŸŒ….

And when America is a land of owners, it is a land of true citizens πŸ—½.