Less of a decent argument against landlords than it is in favor of better inheritance taxes.
this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2025
847 points (98.5% liked)
solarpunk memes
4237 readers
4 users here now
For when you need a laugh!
The definition of a "meme" here is intentionally pretty loose. Images, screenshots, and the like are welcome!
But, keep it lighthearted and/or within our server's ideals.
Posts and comments that are hateful, trolling, inciting, and/or overly negative will be removed at the moderators' discretion.
Please follow all slrpnk.net rules and community guidelines
Have fun!
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
if society doesn't have enough homes then it should reduce birth rate, change my mind.
looks likes(falling birth rates) its working unintentionally, but the billionaires/gov'ts dont want that, thats why you hear them come up with all these excuses to get people to have more children, or why they arnt haivng children, instead of addressing the actual cause.
One in ten houses in the US are vacant.
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-vacant-homes-are-there-in-the-us/
"Society" has more than enough housing. We just distribute it poorly.
Wow, didn't know this high a % of homes are vacant. In fairness, this is why I said "if."
load more comments
(2 replies)
load more comments
(2 replies)
I find it interesting how in every single video game that involves fostering a population, it's up to you to make sure everyone is housed. Too logical and efficient for billionaires, I guess.
What I love about those video games is that they teach us very clearly that a command economy leads to prosperity (unless you suck as a player I guess), but then billionaires tell us no, free market capitalism and trickle-down are the way we have to go.
Funny, because it taught me that that task in reality is impossible, given real nations can't load an old save file to fix their fuck ups in a simulation far, far simpler than reality.
Of course you could certainly argue that one person wouldn't be in charge of doing literally everything.
with the resources of a real command economy, you could find the best player in the nation and put them at the wheel
load more comments
(1 replies)
load more comments
(5 replies)
I've had similar thoughts about the auction house in World of Warcraft. Since the game caps the amount of gold you can have at a small fraction of the overall economy, no one person can buy everything and then jack up the prices.
load more comments
(15 replies)
load more comments
(6 replies)
False dichotomy.
Incorrect.
It's not a dichotomy. It's just a comparison. There is no suggestion that these are the only two options.
load more comments
(2 replies)