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This is how we should be selling redistribution (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/peoplebluesky@lemmy.world
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[–] 72 points 1 year ago (7 children)

That would be in equity, not in cash, but it would mean each person would have secure housing, a secure retirement, reliable transportation, and reliable healthcare

Imagine how much less stressful life would be if the average person didn’t have to worry about paying rent and whether or not they will retire at the end of their life.

I work in mental health and I guarantee you a lot of mental illness is not “mental illness” but resource management issues masquerading as such

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Imagine how much less stressful life would be if the average person didn’t have to worry about paying rent and whether or not they will retire at the end of their life.

    "That sounds horrible, we can't make money in those conditions" is what the people standing in the way would say.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    It's a damn shame they won't be around to see what happens to their children if this keeps up.

    All that "generational wealth" isn't going to go where they think it is.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Oh nah, I'm convinced some of them will definitely get got by their own private security forces. Whatever they pay them, it's not enough to stop someone saying "hey if we drop this guy and take his hands for fingerprints, I'm betting we could withdraw an ass load of cash and disappear before anyone knew."

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Not sure how you get secure housing out of that. If everyone is in the market for housing then prices are going through the roof.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I've got a wild idea, maybe if there is demand we can increase supply. Surely in this hypothetical communist world, we can also build some housing without every rich asshole trying to stop it in the name of maintaining their property value through scarcity.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago

    We can’t solve that at a national level. That’s city (and state/province) government’s domain. City governments put roadblocks in the way of development because it’s popular with homeowners who want to see their investment grow.

    A lot of countries are facing this issue, not just the US. I’m in Canada and in our big cities (especially Vancouver and Toronto) we arguably have it worse than the US. I don’t know how to solve it. It’s going to require convincing homeowners to let the value of their homes go down. Not exactly a winning political strategy!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Increase supply if housing isn’t a commodity, reduce pricing if housing is no longer a vehicle for retirement, end housing as a vehicle for capital so there are far less empty homes doing nothing, etc

    It doesn’t solve the problem overnight (zoning reform is a big issue to address, for one) but it would alleviate a lot of key issues

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