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I'd even eat into their business and get people elected that would build state/federally funded mixed income non-market social housing

by 0max 3y ago

bnjms 3y ago
It would go a long way to merely ban the word “luxury” in marketing.
- pierat 3y ago
  In a way, I already have for myself. If I see: premium, luxury, professional, (etc) words that classify something to be better, I assume that they really are substandard and are using words like above to make it appear as it is the case.
  - jimmygrapes 3y ago
    Replace it with "government-issued" for a similar effect
    - pierat 3y ago
      I take it that with this snark, that you're a libertarian type... I like government. It provides a framework we all know about, can interact with, and know that everyone's being treated to the same standard. And where you have better governments, it works well. Sure, there's complaints about all implementations, but I prefer a stronger "typed" system. I can plan for it. I can use it. And best of all, I can rely on it. At least in the USA, the problem is that government is underfunded, blamed for bad service, and underfunded some more. And crazy stupid ideas like "social security is the biblical revelations mark of the beast" is some of the reasons why where we are. In my state, the bureau of motor vehicles was identified as "terrible". Investigation was made, and found that it had to do with not enough workers, not enough "open time", and bad communication to customers (us drivers). My state then increased workers at all branches, increased hours on some days to accommodate a wider array of schedules, and now our BMV is superb. So no, I whole-heartedly reject that "government-issued" is in the same class. I refuse to play in faux libertarian narratives.
      - deaddodo 3y ago
        > At least in the USA, the problem is that government is underfunded, blamed for bad service, and underfunded some more. And crazy stupid ideas like "social security is the biblical revelations mark of the beast" is some of the reasons why where we are. Or worse, when the same people that parrot the rhetoric that leads to "small govt" get faced with the richer/more developed states deciding to use their "states' rights" to implement those things on their own, they all get together to label it "unconstitutional". Usually out of fear of the influence it will have on their constituents.

I'd even eat into their business and get people elected that would build state/federally funded mixed income non-market social housing

by 0max 3y ago

I'd even eat into their business and get people elected that would build state/federally funded mixed income non-market social housing

bnjms 3y ago

It would go a long way to merely ban the word “luxury” in marketing.

pierat 3y ago
In a way, I already have for myself. If I see: premium, luxury, professional, (etc) words that classify something to be better, I assume that they really are substandard and are using words like above to make it appear as it is the case.
- jimmygrapes 3y ago
  Replace it with "government-issued" for a similar effect
  - pierat 3y ago
    I take it that with this snark, that you're a libertarian type... I like government. It provides a framework we all know about, can interact with, and know that everyone's being treated to the same standard. And where you have better governments, it works well. Sure, there's complaints about all implementations, but I prefer a stronger "typed" system. I can plan for it. I can use it. And best of all, I can rely on it. At least in the USA, the problem is that government is underfunded, blamed for bad service, and underfunded some more. And crazy stupid ideas like "social security is the biblical revelations mark of the beast" is some of the reasons why where we are. In my state, the bureau of motor vehicles was identified as "terrible". Investigation was made, and found that it had to do with not enough workers, not enough "open time", and bad communication to customers (us drivers). My state then increased workers at all branches, increased hours on some days to accommodate a wider array of schedules, and now our BMV is superb. So no, I whole-heartedly reject that "government-issued" is in the same class. I refuse to play in faux libertarian narratives.
    - deaddodo 3y ago
      > At least in the USA, the problem is that government is underfunded, blamed for bad service, and underfunded some more. And crazy stupid ideas like "social security is the biblical revelations mark of the beast" is some of the reasons why where we are. Or worse, when the same people that parrot the rhetoric that leads to "small govt" get faced with the richer/more developed states deciding to use their "states' rights" to implement those things on their own, they all get together to label it "unconstitutional". Usually out of fear of the influence it will have on their constituents.