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originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: nonspecific
I'm a big supporter of social housing.
Many of the UK's problems can be traced back to Thatcher and her policy of selling off council housing whilst banning the building of any more new council housing.
It certainly fuelled spiralling house prices, something we are still paying the price for.
It led to a rapid increase in private renting costs and in my personal opinion contributed to the breakdown in the 'sense of community' that prevailed in many council estates but is now virtually non-existent.
originally posted by: VengefulGhost
Worked my ass off to make something of my life without relying on hand outs from anyone .
No interest in going back nor in supporting a bunch of deadbeats that do nothing other than leech off others and whine that the world owes them .
And no government should not bail their useless asses out . Nor should it support them .
originally posted by: Bleeeeep
a reply to: nonspecific
People should not be allowed to own more than their family can, themselves, use and maintain. (There should be no hoarding and/or slave-mongering.)
Otherwise, and as a right of life, social housing, paid for by the wealthy, should be obligatory. (And it kind of is, through taxation, in some countries.) + a chameleon for all those commas.
originally posted by: Nyiah
I'm all for them, but think the rules need to be stricter. More like TANF, you only get it for so long, then no more. I also think they need to be staffed with financial counselors, to help people learn to understand & manage their money better. And meeting with them should be mandatory -- if you don't do it, you move out. This is just common sense for the long term.
originally posted by: nonspecific
Social housing, are you for or against it?
originally posted by: TruthxIsxInxThexMist
a reply to: Nyiah
What do you mean by this?
"to help people learn to understand & manage their money better."??
Ridiculous... absolutely ridiculous.