Re:Ask HN: Anyone else feels the commoditization of real est...
by AnimalMuppet on Sunday August 14, 2022 @12:03AM
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> > You do not have a basic human right to the labor of the people who build and maintain these houses.
> But you should have the right to live under a government who provide this for you.
Um... how do you think the government is going to do that? They're going to have to spend money to do it, that's how. And how are they going to get the money? They're either going to get it by raising taxes, or by borrowing it. The effect is the same, but with taxes it's more directly obvious. The government is providing you a house by taking taxes from the rest of us.
So... where do you get this "should"? And how should the government provide housing, without it giving you a right to the labor of the rest of us? (Not just those who build and maintain houses, but those who pay taxes to pay for it.)
> But you should have the right to live under a government who provide this for you.
Um... how do you think the government is going to do that? They're going to have to spend money to do it, that's how. And how are they going to get the money? They're either going to get it by raising taxes, or by borrowing it. The effect is the same, but with taxes it's more directly obvious. The government is providing you a house by taking taxes from the rest of us.
So... where do you get this "should"? And how should the government provide housing, without it giving you a right to the labor of the rest of us? (Not just those who build and maintain houses, but those who pay taxes to pay for it.)