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Re:If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too by vonmoltke on Wednesday March 27, 2019 @05:19PM (#19506152)
> If they could move to the corresponding inner suburb on the other side, and pay the same rent, that would be a substantial saving for them, at no cost to anyone else.

Why do you assume they would want to? I don't want to move every time I switch to a job in a different part of town.

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Re:If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too by lmm on Thursday March 28, 2019 @04:01AM (#19510224)
> Why do you assume they would want to?

Because commuting is unpleasant.

> I don't want to move every time I switch to a job in a different part of town.

Then don't! It should be a free choice. You shouldn't get special tax treatment for moving, you shouldn't get special tax treatment for staying still.

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