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>Owners win because we live in capitalist society NYC exists under the same capitalist system as SF or LA or wherever. Nothing you have described (need to dri
by obstacle1 10y ago
>Owners win because we live in capitalist society
NYC exists under the same capitalist system as SF or LA or wherever.
Nothing you have described (need to drive, no clean water, etc.) applies to NYC.
Therefore, your gripes aren't caused by the capitalist system you are blaming.
- throwaway743824 10y agoI guess one can say it's a similar system. But, while definitions might differ, I'm not sure how capitalist I would call one of the largest government run subway systems in the world [0], half century long water tunneling projects [1] or the longest running rent control system in the US [2]. [0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/06/03/infrastructure-socialism-and-the-new-york-subway/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/06/03/infrastru... [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/10/nyregion/10tunnel.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/10/nyregion/10tunnel.html [2] http://www.tenant.net/Oversight/50yrRentReg/history.html http://www.tenant.net/Oversight/50yrRentReg/history.html