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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by 2Gkashmiri on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:13PM (#30457359)
yeah communism is bad because it expects people to be fed and housed on state expenses while capitalism throws freeloaders off the wagon.

sure its such a difficult proposition to implement in a free country. i mean i am in india and every poor household gets basically free rations every month, free healthcare in government hospitals and now even a medical insurance for treatments in private run hospitals at no cost. sure that costs a shit tonne of money but what else to do with the tax collections? spending on weapons is one but other than that, yeah.

i have to ask, why is construction costs so outrageous in the US? here, labor costs ~$6-8/day, on an average the cost of construction per Sqft is around inr 2000-3500 or $25-$44 /sqft. there are resources that say usa average costs around $100-$200.

that is a lot confusing because the article mentions $837000/150=5580 sqft. is that a good size home for homeless?

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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by pueblito on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:28PM (#30457587)
Unskilled labor starts at $15/hr. A loaf of fresh bread is $5.
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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by lisper on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:18PM (#30458214)
> communism

Who said anything about communism? I was talking about forcing people to undergo mental health treatment against their will simply because they can't afford a place to live.

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Re:Los Angeles is spending up to $837k to house a single hom... by 2Gkashmiri on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:15PM (#30458935)
i was talking about "Free country". i feel sympathy for mental health treatment, that is why i said in india, medical treatment is essentially free now for rich and poor alike which is kinda big deal when it comes to increasing the overall health of communities. if you have less people who are sick, only because they did not have money for procedures otherwise, that is great.
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