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Policies that forbid landowners from building housing are central planning and the opposite of capitalism. That aside, this is absolutely correct. It's constan

Policies that forbid landowners from building housing are central planning and the opposite of capitalism. That aside, this is absolutely correct. It's constantly irritating to hear politicians praise "strong housing markets" when "strong" means "unaffordable if you're not already wealthy".

imtringued 5y ago
> Policies that forbid landowners from building housing are central planning and the opposite of capitalism. You mean opposite of a free market. Property rights, aka the exclusion of other people, is actually an inherent part of capitalism. When you think about it, capitalism isn't actually about physical capital. It's actually about having the rights to be allowed to do things and restricting other people's rights while boosting your own rights is considered perfectly okay under the guise of private property. When you think about it. We have built a system that tells you whether you get to work or not. This is completely independent of your ability to work or gain skills. It's like a brain cage that tells people they are powerless when they really aren't, they just aren't allowed to help themselves. A lot of laws that set a minimum living standard basically make it illegal to live. If you are going to demand that everyone must meet that bar, then you must actually do something to let them achieve it. Instead, we just abandon people under the guise of personal responsibility.
- chii 5y ago
  > a system that tells you whether you get to work or not. This is completely independent of your ability to work or gain skills. can you give an example of this? I don't believe the current system prevents anyone from working if they have the skill. The closest policy to what you described is segregation and racism, but i don't think that is what you're referring to. > A lot of laws that set a minimum living standard there's no such law. There's minimum wage law, which might cause unintended consequences, if the minimum is inappropriate. But so far, the current minimums don't seem that inappropriate.
8note 5y ago
acting in a way to get rich off your property is very capitalistic, including manipulating policy to raise the value of your property

imtringued 5y ago

> Policies that forbid landowners from building housing are central planning and the opposite of capitalism. You mean opposite of a free market. Property rights, aka the exclusion of other people, is actually an inherent part of capitalism. When you think about it, capitalism isn't actually about physical capital. It's actually about having the rights to be allowed to do things and restricting other people's rights while boosting your own rights is considered perfectly okay under the guise of private property. When you think about it. We have built a system that tells you whether you get to work or not. This is completely independent of your ability to work or gain skills. It's like a brain cage that tells people they are powerless when they really aren't, they just aren't allowed to help themselves. A lot of laws that set a minimum living standard basically make it illegal to live. If you are going to demand that everyone must meet that bar, then you must actually do something to let them achieve it. Instead, we just abandon people under the guise of personal responsibility.

chii 5y ago
> a system that tells you whether you get to work or not. This is completely independent of your ability to work or gain skills. can you give an example of this? I don't believe the current system prevents anyone from working if they have the skill. The closest policy to what you described is segregation and racism, but i don't think that is what you're referring to. > A lot of laws that set a minimum living standard there's no such law. There's minimum wage law, which might cause unintended consequences, if the minimum is inappropriate. But so far, the current minimums don't seem that inappropriate.

8note 5y ago

acting in a way to get rich off your property is very capitalistic, including manipulating policy to raise the value of your property