Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin...
by friendzis on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:05AM
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Look, public healthcare is socialism. Just invest and cover your health expenses from profit. Look, public pension is socialism that is subject to political corruption, just invest and cover your expenses. Hey, we are going to slightly nuke your investment values for public good, which may seem a bit socialist...
I'm partly joking, partly serious. The current state of affairs is roughly by design. At some point USA is going to be forced to have this conversation: how much socialism are we going to have? Are you going to deal with angry "homeless" or is universal housing availability so fundamentally good for society as a whole, that the government is going to enforce it some way, even if it comes at the expense of already housed?
I'm partly joking, partly serious. The current state of affairs is roughly by design. At some point USA is going to be forced to have this conversation: how much socialism are we going to have? Are you going to deal with angry "homeless" or is universal housing availability so fundamentally good for society as a whole, that the government is going to enforce it some way, even if it comes at the expense of already housed?