Ilhan Omar's "rent forgiveness"

[Kenneth LaVoie]

I'm sure at my core that Representative Omar's bill would be unconstitutional beyond anything that's ever been suggested but still wanted to float it here for comments, if for nothing else, to hear something that makes me feel better! I mean it's like something a 19 year old liberal college student would suggest. Maybe she's "shooting for the stars, hoping to hit the moon?"

https://omar.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-ilhan-omar-introduces-bill-cancel-all-rent-and-mortgage-payments-during

Imagine all tenants told "you don't have to pay anymore rent until WE say this thing is over", then telling landlords, "We'll pay everyone's rent, but you can't raise it for 5 years, and you have to give your tenants 10% of your equity."