• eezeebee@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    Are we looking at the same meme? I don’t see anything about not working or having other expenses.

    • tory@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      You lack vision here. If we’re canceling mortgages, then why not get rid of other expenses? Surely water heat and electricity are human rights and should be covered by taxes. And we could all likely agree on food as well. Why would we coerce people to work jobs they dislike? We could live our ideal lives if only we dismantled the economic system one layer at a time.

      …just don’t think about the details of how we’ll encourage people to do dirty jobs or you’ll get downvoted. That’s bad vibes.

      • eezeebee@lemmy.ca
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        10 months ago

        I could settle for a reality where housing isn’t free, just affordable.

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        10 months ago

        Single income families should be allowed to exist, families are more important than corporate profits. Furthermore it is unrealistic to not work and just collect rent from folks who do