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American "left" and "liberal" can't decide if they're in the same nutshell. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

The right has found a nice way to divide the left and they're using it everywhere.

Someone mentioned it that the problem is that NIMBYs happened to also be liberals. What do you think of building affordable housing and raising the minimum wage? These two issues are happening across the world, and they happened since mainstream parties have been in charge for thirty years.

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

    I'm in favor of both. I live in one of the most expensive states in the US, and I'm actually doing okay, but I'm very much in favor of affordable housing. People who work need places to live.

    And people should make a living wage. But I also think that shit is too expensive, and increasing wages doesn't help. We're seeing the middle class absolutely disappear. We need to eat rich people, but that goes without saying.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I think the country is full of ladder pullers. They made their way up and don't want others to have an escalator. These people worked their way up (or had their generational wealth raise them) so it feels like oppression to have others easily get something they have.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    I understand the sentiment. Where I live, they have liquor licenses based on population, so they're limited, and in turn they become massively expensive. You'll see people pay six or seven figures for one.

    Anytime folks talk about adjusting the laws to allow more establishments to serve, the same argument comes up, that someone paid a fortune, and now you're just giving them away. Doesn't make them right, but I get it.

    I always imagine that if I win the lottery, I'd buy land in my town and build parks, but who knows what happens when that's a reality, you know? I like to think I'd be philanthropic af, but money has been corrupting people since literally the dawn of time. Advanced society is when we do away with money.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's not nimbys, it's corporations buying up all of the housing, building only "luxury" apartments and price fixing the fuck out of the rent. Then they spout "Trickle Down Housing" where the "luxury" apartments will be available in 30 years.

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