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Why is it ridiculous to you that people want and need both shelter and access to a way of sustaining themselves? The comparison between a Porsche (essentially a
by sqrt17 6y ago
Why is it ridiculous to you that people want and need both shelter and access to a way of sustaining themselves?
The comparison between a Porsche (essentially a status symbol that you buy so that people around you see that you have money - given traffic regulations it isn't really a way of making your daily commute shorter) and housing (which is a necessity) shows that you don't have a good grip on reality. And you don't want all bus drivers, garbage men, supermarket cashiers etc. to move to Texas and bring your garbage to the landfill by yourself.
- AlexTWithBeard 6y ago> And you don't want all bus drivers, garbage men, supermarket cashiers etc. to move to Texas and bring your garbage to the landfill by yourself. Correct. I want a supermarket to pay cashier a decent salary, so that he could afford a shelter at market price. Otherwise it looks like I'm subsidizing the aforementioned business from my taxes.
- failuser 6y agoThey’ll never have the bargaining power to do that. No unions, no unique skills, no money. They have either to commute for 5 hours a day, share a room with 20 people or live in an RV.
- Waterfall 6y agoHousing is essential but a loft downtown isn't