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Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by namecheapTA on Friday August 05, 2022 @03:04PM (#32360486)
Everyone has equal opportunity I believe. Equal outcome? That's Bs. I'm a hard worker and decently smart. Do I get to own a single family home with a large yard in Malibu?? No? Why not!! That's not equitable is it!
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Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by skinnymuch on Monday August 08, 2022 @10:49AM (#32386083)
Equity isn’t equal outcome. How does building housing for poor people next to rich people give equal outcome?
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Re:Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records te... by namecheapTA on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @12:49AM (#32407957)
What does "building housing for poor people" even mean? I assume you mean building housing so inexpensive that even "poor" people can afford it. I just don't understand how you build housing in Malibu that is so cheap a McDonalds employee can afford it... Yet somehow this McDonald's employee doesn't just sell it to a rich person for 10x next year. If a McDonalds employee can afford a $100k mortgage (can they?), And they somehow get this condo for $100k in Malibu, wouldn't they sell it to someone like me ASAP and cash out? Because I'd buy a condo in Malibu for $300k cash tomorrow, but I'm sure others would bid it up to well above that. How do you make houses so bad that no one bids it up?
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