proof again that the government could severely curtail homelessness if they wanted to-- they just don't.
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The disparity in wealth should grow instead of shrink.
As long as most people believe this, then that's what's going to happen.
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We can invent billions of dollars to give away during the pandemic, and billions more to give Israel to continue its genocide against Palestinians, but solving student debt or homelessness or universal health care? We don't have enough money for that!
Because interest payments make profit, and reducing people’s ability to not live paycheck to paycheck increases the workers dependency on the system.
universal health care? We don’t have enough money for that!
Universal healthcare would, ironically, save the government, businesses, and consumers money all at the same time.
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Proof that the military needs more money, you say? That’s correct!! 😅
No Democrats or Republicans actually get voted out for voting for shitty things, so where's the motivation?
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44% of single family homes were purchased by private equity in 2023. Some analysts expect institutional investors to control 40% of the SFH rental market by 2030.
And when are the American people going to demand an end to this shit? They represented less than 3% of sfh ownership in 2012. How long until everyone must rent? How long until people are forced to sell due to taxes driving them out of ownership due to inflated pricing from these ghouls?
While I'm not 100% about it, Prop 13 in California has some good effects.
People shouldn't be tax hiked out of their living quarters. I think most states should have something similar and limit it to only the property you reside in so that property taxes are predictable instead of the incalculable beast they are today in most areas.
Let us not forget apartments, which are invariably occupied by less wealthy folk on average, who definitely can't afford the cost.
It's okay guys. The government is (checks notes) giving money to your land lords with no strings attached.
I'll be at the bar if anyone wants to join me.
Wait people were getting aid? I thought we all got a couple thousand dollars and thoughts and prayers... That shit dried up in one month.
My best guess is the ending of eviction moratoriums related to covid.
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Something needs to be done. Housing is a nightmare.
But unemployment is at the lowest ever! We added 200.000 jobs. There was only a soft recession. Line goes up, and just in time for something important. What a coincidence. The economy is so great and we're back in the bull market!
And I need 199,999 of them to pay my rent.
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Few seem to care…including those who will one day be there themselves.
Few seem to care…including those who will one day be there themselves.
What are those of us who care supposed to be doing?
Amidst deciding which bills get paid each paycheck, trying to find nutritional variety out of food banks (canned fish intake should ideally be less than 10 cans a month per person, for example, and even rinsing canned vegetables/beans isn't doing wonders for sodium intake compared to fresh), trying to decide which medical and dental issues we can afford to address and which just get to be endured, and watching debt go to collections because food, insurance, automobile fuel, home energy, rent, and everything related to cars has gone up, what are we supposed to be doing?
In what way can we unite as a people and fix this?
I could not comment as I do not know you, but many people choose nice things like bigger cars, new phone, alcohol and such over quality food. Some however are in a place that they are trapped and have no choice and for those people I have no advice other than to really make some noise and vote accordingly if you are in a country you can.
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Rents soar as government continues heavy suppression of new housing construction.
They just to apply themselves, get out there and hustle, bring value, and make others rich! /s
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Problems also in the UK
But don't forget it's all Biden's fault. Especially in the UK.
Both countries run by right wing partis. Coincidence?
okay, but the GDP...
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