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minus-squareLustyArgonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoPeople love paying extra for the cruelty. At least in countries with shanty towns, the poor are allowed to live in squats. We don’t even give people that tiny grace. We’d have shanty towns if we allowed it. We just hide it rather than see how bad things really are.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoAnd those shanty towns often get mass transit services so the people can get to work. In America (and Britain), towns specifically avoid serving very poor areas for fear that they might actually use it.
minus-squareAbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoCan’t allow competition for corporate landlords, could cut into their profits.
People love paying extra for the cruelty.
At least in countries with shanty towns, the poor are allowed to live in squats. We don’t even give people that tiny grace. We’d have shanty towns if we allowed it. We just hide it rather than see how bad things really are.
And those shanty towns often get mass transit services so the people can get to work.
In America (and Britain), towns specifically avoid serving very poor areas for fear that they might actually use it.
Can’t allow competition for corporate landlords, could cut into their profits.