• outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      13 days ago

      No but see they need to be punished so they still exist as an example to motivate workers and create an internal other to justify police.

      Not to help them. Why would we help them? Stop trolling.

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        I was always scared of becoming homeless when I was a kid. It motivates people to work hard: the beatings will continue until morale improves.

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          And that fear would be worth every street in the city smelling like piss at all times even if it didn’t enable rampant exploitation and rent seeking!

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      Let’s consider a tax on vacant homes. If landlords got charged market rent for vacancies the house prices would plummet.

      Grace to second homeowners or set-length renovations.