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Joe Biden wants more people to start living in empty offices (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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[–] 70 points 2 years ago* (7 children)

if the offices are empty, why not use that money for a government program to guarantee down payments of first time home buyers?

The Biden administration is doing that also, it just doesn't make as good a headline.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/16/white-house-announces-new-actions-on-homeownership/

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    There's nothing wrong with favoring the people with the least generational wealth first and foremost

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    I'm happy for those people who will benefit. But try being a kid of parents who have the mindset of "FU I got mine". I'm not on favorable terms with my parents and won't see a penny until they've passed, if they decide to give me anything at all.

    It's an odd requirement that should've been workshopped a little more.

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