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Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by imgabe on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:17PM (#34376197)
The Us government budget is over 4 trillion dollars. Why not use $100 billion of that to house the poor?
Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by bobkazamakis on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:20PM (#34376222)
These aren't mutally exclusive. Plenty of government programs are still underfunded, and plenty of the rich aren't paying their fair debts to society.
Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by imgabe on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:23PM (#34376244)
That's not the point. The comment implies all it would take to "house the poor" is to spend $100 billion. The government spends that amount many times over. Spending $100 billion is not a big deal. If that were sufficient to end homelessness, it would be done already.

Also, since when is confiscating 100% of someone's wealth, "paying their fair debt"? Do you happen to have any personal wealth? If so, why haven't you donated it to the government yet, as fairness dictates?

Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by nerbert on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:25PM (#34376262)
You nicely came to the conclusion that homelessness is indeed a political choice.
Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by imgabe on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:29PM (#34376295)
Please detail exactly how the $100 billion should be spent to end homelessness.
Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by kazinator on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:38PM (#34376361)
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Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by knewter on Saturday January 14, 2023 @05:27AM (#34379082)
Do you think homeless people are mostly homeless because of the lack of a house?
Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by astrange on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:46PM (#34376446)
Repeal all local zoning codes and spend the rest on lawyers defending the SCOTUS case.

And/or repeal the Faircloth Amendment and give it to HUD.

Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by _just7_ on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:36PM (#34376347)
Its a political choice in so far that we have artificially inflated home prices by not allowing enough homes to be build
Re:Sergey Brin’s $100B Private Fiefdom by woodruffw on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:27PM (#34376282)
It occurs to this humble Internet peasant that we might do both.