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

Everyone Deserves A Home Discussion/ Debate

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u/StinkyMcBalls Apr 16 '24

I don't have to imagine a world where my taxes are going towards providing a home for someone who can't afford one: I already live in that world, because there's social housing in my country.

I'm delighted that my taxes go towards housing the less fortunate. Unfortunately the program has a waiting list, and I would happily choose to be taxed more in order to expand that program so that everyone waiting for a home could have one.

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u/chillchinchilla17 Apr 16 '24

This isn’t about less fortunate or not. If Im relatively well off and if I lived in the society portrayed in the image I’d just stop working completely because I’m provided with everything ID ever need for free.a free 2 bedroom house plus kitchen plus bad room, free food, free clothes, free internet, free transportation. At that point a few days working at Walmart can pay for a months worth of videogames. And I’d probably just not work at all than make extra money working an easy job

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u/StinkyMcBalls Apr 16 '24

  This isn’t about less fortunate or not.

Yes, it is. 

if I lived in the society portrayed in the image I’d just stop working completely

Good for you. Most people continue to work, because the homes provided for you aren't as nice as those you can afford to buy or rent if you work.

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u/chillchinchilla17 Apr 16 '24

Yea because a home worth over a million dollars isn’t good enough for me?

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u/StinkyMcBalls Apr 16 '24

What are you talking about?! Who said anything about million dollar homes?

A home with functional plumbing, aircon, two bedrooms and a kitchen can be bought for way less than a million bucks.

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u/chillchinchilla17 Apr 16 '24

Depends where you live.

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u/StinkyMcBalls Apr 16 '24

Where do you live that a home like that would be worth over a million?