bruh’s out here advocating for genocide

Why would I pay for news controlled by a billionaire? My tax money already goes towards CBC who are… probably better than WaPo.

Technically your tax dollars aren’t being used

Basically it’s taxpayer money being used to buy from american companies via a 3rd party

I understand that buying american weapons makes the aid end up back in america but it’s still tax payer money being spent on weapons is it not?

What does aid mean then? Genuinely asking, I know the US sells weapons to Israel but don’t they also give financial aid?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/world/middleeast/israel-us-aid.html

Idk how I’m supposed to interpret $15 billion in aid as anything other than giving them $15 billion in money/supplies

Public transportation, walkability, cycling infrastructure, and public spaces. Why are you so convinced I’m foaming at the mouth hating on america. I’m just a dude who thinks our cities suck.

It’s weird that having a differing opinion of what makes a city world class means I’m “mindlessly shitting on america”.

It’s just my opinion. A world class city imo should have excellent public transportation, cycling infrastructure, parks and public gathering spaces, and traffic calmed commercial districs. Basically a world class city should have a lot of things worth visiting and infrastructure that lets you visit those places easily and comfortably without relying on a car.

No north american city meets those standards in the way that some european cities do.

Honestly, as a Canadian I don’t think north america has any world class cities.

Watch Dan Olsen’s video on flat earthers. I’m having a hard time remembering details but the conspiracy theories are more of a symptom than anything. These people are looking for a community as well as an explanation for why the world is so fucked up, and why they are miserable. Anti-semitism and conspiracy theories are more satisfying than anything the left can provide.

Possible tin hat explanation: Suburbs/small towns lean conservative so preserving them is essential for conservatives to retain power.

There’s always talk about tax breaks for home owners…

Because governments want housing prices to stay sky high. The canadian prime minister openly said he doesn’t want housing prices to drop because too many people are using their houses as a retirement strategy. That’s why there are so many government programs that support buying a house but none that support renting.

It only becomes an issue when massive corporations with endless amount of money buy so much inventory that they start affecting the market

So you’re saying there’s something wrong with being a landlord?

Both/neither of them are the enemy. The enemy is the system that allows anyone to profit off owning homes.

Landlording should never be done for profit. Socialize the fuck out of it. My water, electricity and healthcare is socialized, why do parasites profit off my home?

I pulled myself up by my parents bootstraps.

Non-profit / below market housing is crucial. Without it, the people who actually keep cities functioning and interesting, service workers, artists, etc get pushed out.

I have a career that enables me to pay a lot of money for housing but I don’t want to live in a neighbourhood that only consists of people like me, cause I’m boring as fuck. I also don’t want to be part of the reason those people get displaced.

More social housing now!

The solution is making it illegal to own more than a few properties

This problem does not have a single solution. Get rid of landlords and you’re still left with a large group of people fighting over a limited supply. Better zoning laws, removal of parking minimums, better transit + micro-mobility infrastructure, and more below market not-for-profit housing.

It’s not a simple problem, even if the motives that created the problem are.

It’s ridiculous too because it’s creating whats essentially a reverse wealth transfer. Millennials & GenZ have to give all the money they earn (doing actual labour) to people who did absolutely nothing to earn that money. Housing as an investment doesn’t make sense from any perspective, it’s one step removed from a pyramid scheme. Prices cannot keep going up indefinitely when no value is being created.

God this shit makes me so fucking angry. Our generation has been fucked by the previous generation and they won’t fix it they’ve caused because it hurts their bottom line.

Why is it depending on how you count?

stick poking meme

cmon, buy something