@profwolff

Half of all renters in the US make major, long-lasting sacrifices to afford housing. A basic failing of US capitalism. Many millions suffer so a small minority - landlords - profit. The system is the problem.

Source: https://twitter.com/profwolff/status/1776718498519003278

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    3 months ago

    Countries with government supported housing tend to have drastically lower homelessness, lower crime rates, lower prison population, higher happiness, smaller housing price/rent inflation, lower racial tension and much more. Of course there are a lot of other things those governments tend to do that also affect those same things, but it’s not hard to think of reasons why government supported housing would help.

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      3 months ago

      Right, this is sensible and positive for society as a whole.

      My question is, where is it written that are they obligated? How can governments be held to that obligation?

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        3 months ago

        I guess the only argument for that i can think of is that goverments are mandated to uphold human rights and if housing is considered a human right then the argument could be made but i think that is not a waterproof argument

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          3 months ago

          If we could rewrite most countries constitutions we should include all of this. We would need this on paper for governments to be truly obligated to the welfare of its people.

          Thanks for taking the time to engage with me.