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Homeless people also exist in non-capitalist economies so I’m not certain that is evidence of anything. Scarcity is the problem, not capitalism.

• johndhi 3y ago
  Scarcity of what? Certainly not money - there seems to be enough of that, it's just not in the poor people's hands
  • rightbyte 3y ago
    Scarcity of beds in mental institutions.
  • JumpCrisscross 3y ago
    > Scarcity of what? Attention and logistics. The cost of getting things where they need to go, the administration of an empire, frequently dwarves by orders of magnitude the cost of the materials being transported to and fro. The problem is not solved by localisation given the increased exposure to volatility that brings.