• TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    it’s not politically viable though. even liberal voters will revolt at this because it is ‘unfair’ or seem as rewarding laziness.

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        13 hours ago

        i live in boston area. every single person here is like this. they love the homeless, but if they have to see them in public the sudden they start talking about how they need to be ‘removed’ because it makes them feel uncomfortable.

        same with schools, housing, healthcare. they support it, until it affects them. Then they are against it.

        anf i you say you are for it, they call you evil and heartless and inconsiderate of ‘real people who work for a living’. because homeless people aren’t real people if they don’t have six figure office jobs.

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          13 hours ago

          NYMBYs is why politicians don’t have the balls to do anything progressive. Unless you have a wide swelling of support, which thanks to our two party system we never will, Democrats are often stuck keeping the status quo.

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            12 hours ago

            most democrats benefit from the status quo and that’s why they want it.

            the democrat base is wealthy educated professionals who are making a killing in this economy. it’s not working-class people.