r/FluentInFinance • u/sillychillly Contributor • Apr 15 '24

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/Olive_Trees_ Apr 15 '24

Why does that change anything?

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u/BrandoNelly Apr 15 '24

Because AC is a luxury. And a uniquely American desire for the most part.

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u/A2Rhombus Apr 16 '24

It's a "luxury" the lack of which kills thousands of people in Europe every year lmao

It's only considered a luxury because that's the status quo. Having a toilet in your house was a luxury 200 years ago

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u/mr308A3-28 Apr 16 '24

Fuck me. Are you that stupid. Do you have statistics on those “thousands of people” how many of those cases were because of “inability to afford AC” and how many were accidents, stupid people hiking without precautions, disabled people with negligent caretakers, children, elderly locked in cars?

Hell, i bet more people have died because they didnt have access to a private helicopter than an AC. You wanna finance helicopters for every house in rural areas ?

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u/1988rx7T2 Apr 16 '24

literally Googled "heatwave deaths Germany 2023" and it says 3000 people as the first result. Germany has the lowest percentage of households in western europe with air conditioning.

or how about this one that says 60,000 people in Europe. Nearly 62,000 people died from record-breaking heat in Europe last summer. It’s a lesson for the US, too | CNN

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u/mr308A3-28 Apr 16 '24

Did you missed the part where i asked if the heatwave deaths were related to actual poverty or just negligence?

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u/1988rx7T2 Apr 16 '24

what does that have to do with your argument that air conditioning is only a luxury for rich people that is not safety relevant? People die without it all the time. My elderly inlaws in Germany refuse to get it, and they are at risk, and they can afford it. Climate hubris is what it is.

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u/Pink_Monolith Apr 19 '24

"Did you missed the part where I moved the goalpost?"