if we could cut the cost of housing in half, populism on the left and right would almost certainly collapse. probably worth tabling ideological hang-ups for the moment, and pursuing policy that works towards this goal.
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I feel like this applies to pretty much every social issue - if you solve the issues people actually face, there’s not much left to fight about.
agree. at the end of the day most people don't care about buzzfeed's latest 'we need to talk about the patriarchy in marvel comics' hot take. they just want to buy a house.
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Yes...AND...affordable, high quality health care.
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Govt should just deliver results. That’s your only function.
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What makes you attribute it to that? I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’m just saying that it’s a specific enough problem (one that arguably is symptomatic of deeper ones) that it feels like it could be fixed and these dynamics continue as usual.
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Eg I could make an argument that UBI could have this outcome, even if it were to create a world where nobody owns houses anymore, if the root cause is a lack of sufficient financial security to feel free to grow and follow one’s interests.
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And they’d then be too busy mowing the lawn to care
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