California has the USA’s highest poverty rate, when factoring in cost-of-living

Re:California has the USA’s highest poverty rate, when facto... by obstacle1 on Sunday March 12, 2017 @01:05PM (#13851672)

>Owners win because we live in capitalist society

NYC exists under the same capitalist system as SF or LA or wherever.

Nothing you have described (need to drive, no clean water, etc.) applies to NYC.

Therefore, your gripes aren't caused by the capitalist system you are blaming.

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Re:California has the USA’s highest poverty rate, when facto... by throwaway743824 on Sunday March 12, 2017 @02:59PM (#13852368)

I guess one can say it's a similar system. But, while definitions might differ, I'm not sure how capitalist I would call one of the largest government run subway systems in the world [0], half century long water tunneling projects [1] or the longest running rent control system in the US [2].

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/06/03/infrastru... [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/10/nyregion/10tunnel.html [2] http://www.tenant.net/Oversight/50yrRentReg/history.html

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