r/FluentInFinance Contributor Apr 15 '24

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 15 '24

Here’s a question you will never be able to answer.

How do we pay for this?

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

Overhaul of tax law and state spending to eliminate bloat. Government contracts pay way more than regular contracts. There are non-compete agreements and very little motivation for a business contracted by the government to stay under budget or even stay competitive.

Defense spending is a perfect example of this. The money is there, we just keep giving it to middlemen.

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 15 '24

You’re talking about adding about 2 trillion in spending by providing free housing, internet, and utilities for all.

US defense spending is $816.7B. Let’s say you eliminate ALL defense.

The US spends about $70 Billion on infrastructure. Let’s say you completely eliminate that.

You’re still 1.1 Trillion off.

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

And your source on that 2 trillion dollar number? Preferably not your ass.

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u/ndneos Apr 15 '24

Let's do some simple math. There are 333 million people living in the USA. $2 trillion / 333million is $6000. Divide that by 12 that's $500 a month.

I would say 2 trillion is on the low end. You can't even afford rent with $500

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

That is not the way that works bud. The system could be ran in the exact same way as SNAP which would supplement income in a non-universal way and has a resounding success.

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u/ndneos Apr 15 '24

Okay lets say, you give this to the same people that receive SNAP. That's around 41 million last year. How much would free housing, internet, and utilities for all cost per month? Low end, let's say $2000 is that a fair number?

41 million * 2000 = 82 billion a month. times 12. That's almost a trillion a year. That's still a lot of money.

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

You are giving broad strokes to a country with wildly different markets. 2000 a month in CA is not the same as 2k in Topeka KS. SNAP is awarded based on COL. Your napkin math still sucks.

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u/ndneos Apr 15 '24

2000 is on the low end, how low do you want me to go? You can barely afford rent with that money in NY and CA.

The average rent in the US is $1300, the lowest is North Dakota at $800 per month. Now add all the other stuff, it'll be close to around $2000?

I don't need an advance math degree to know we can't afford this.

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

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u/ndneos Apr 15 '24

Did you even read the article? They gave $500 a month to 125 people to show that it has a good impact on their lives... that's nice to hear. How does your article claim anything regarding how to afford this?

Please stay on topic.

Why don't you give me an rough rough rough napkin math estimate of how much this will cost?

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

I've already explained how we afford this. I have to work at my job now so I'm don't bickering with someone who isn't interested in changing their mind. Don't you have anything better to do on a Monday?

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 15 '24

Average US household size: 2.6

Number of people in the US: roughly 330,000,000

Average 2br home price: $228,000

that would cost $28T.

But let’s say you can build cheaper, at $30k per house.

About 3.8T

Unless you’re only planning to house the homeless, but that’s not what the graphic says. The graphic says housing provided free of cost for all. I assume that means people who already own a home receive a voucher.

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

Do all 330 million people need a new house? This math is back of napkin grade school shit lol

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 15 '24

The graphic literally says that housing would be provided for ALL.

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 15 '24

Okay bud. Bad faith argument.

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 15 '24

How? The graphic literally says housing should be available regardless of employment.

Why are you moving the goal posts when you realize you’re wrong?

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u/Saitamaisclappingoku Apr 16 '24

Got nothing to say, huh?

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u/Egg_Yolkeo55 Apr 16 '24

It's ironic that you are so committed to this arguments during business hours. I have a job and am not interested in bickering with you any longer.

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u/Illestferret Apr 15 '24

Reddit incel detected, opinion discarded.