Housing used to be affordable enough in the US too. This is what you get when the US takes a few decades thinking it won the Cold War.
this was a great read from Parenti on the subject http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/27c/046.html
How does one go about reading these pieces? I get so angry every time. Now i need a new shirt parenti, goddamn
Not gonna lie, it is depressing to read.
But at what cost 😔
“The cost is pretty cheap actually” -says Sichuan local
The Americans still have to pay for the tents themselves, and then they get harassed by the police.
but but but if you just let them get houses, they won’t try to better themselves, and they might complain or say no when I try to exploit them harder, and they might even refuse to scab for me when the union strikes!
“suffering builds character”