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minus-squareKichae@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up107arrow-down16·2 years agoNot explicitly, maybe, but implicitly, absolutely, and in multiple ways: Supporting the system that creates one over the other Having ‘bootstrap’ attitudes about the poor Worrying about property value over utilization Complaining about the homeless rather than the lack of action on housing Voting against people who run on public housing In so, so many ways, people say they prefer the latter over the former. Usually just with the caveat that the homeless people also be invisible.
minus-squareOmar Khayyám@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 years agoMaybe we should institute a tax on underutilized land in metro areas.
minus-squareAgentOrangesicle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoFuck anyone that uses money to buy things and let them rot. That’s a purposefully broad statement.
minus-squareFranzia@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down2·2 years agoI wonder who is doing this voting? Oh, it’s people who live in the areas we can’t afford to live in. And capitalists add lobbying power to those voters selfish interests.
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Not explicitly, maybe, but implicitly, absolutely, and in multiple ways:
In so, so many ways, people say they prefer the latter over the former. Usually just with the caveat that the homeless people also be invisible.
Maybe we should institute a tax on underutilized land in metro areas.
Land Value Tax 👀
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Fuck anyone that uses money to buy things and let them rot. That’s a purposefully broad statement.
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Based Geoism.
I wonder who is doing this voting? Oh, it’s people who live in the areas we can’t afford to live in. And capitalists add lobbying power to those voters selfish interests.
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