I’m all for setting a precedent if it’s about banning chinese spyware and propaganda weapons.

You said yourself that a penny is too much. What’s lower than a penny and not free?

Then the problem is not that the practice of renting exists, but wealth inequality. Which we fully agree on, especially since several mechanisms are at work that further the gap between the rich and the poor. These all should be addressed.

What’s holding you back from taking a loan and paying mortgage instead of rent? Risk aversion?