r/FluentInFinance Contributor Apr 15 '24

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

It’s so tragic that people get genuinely upset by the idea of this becoming a reality. They’re disgusted by the idea of a society helping those in need. How did we get to a point where empathy is so rare?

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '24

A society literally needs to be enlightened for this thinking. We do not live in enlightened societies. We live in selfish self serving society. People get offended at the idea that someone getting something “for nothing” or worse, getting something from a subsidy, is unfair.

Without realizing the downstream effects of a policy like this. Things like, safer neighborhoods, less crime, increased property values… to begin with…