iamwhatiseem
Diamond Member
I don't think it's that simple. While Corporatism and Globalism are contributing factors, it would seem that there is more to the story than that. An example:It would seem that everyone is really missing the point here. Why is it that housing is so expensive? Heck, why is it that land is so expensive? Answer:Because people are willing to pay that much. Also, because the American Taxpayer is (and has been) subsidising much of this through "low-income" assistance, tax breaks to attract business, subsidies for business, tax/building/environmental/regulatory laws and red tape that make it easier/cheaper to build on "virgin" land (rather than renovating/re-building), etc.This is a CDZ thread, and the posters will abide by the rules, I hope. (The Clean Debate Zone is to be used for the clean debating of Government Policies, Candidates, Current News and Events. No personal attacks, name calling, flaming etc is allowed in this section.)
Proposed increases by HUD to "the amount low-income households" should pay in the future will come out on Wednesday.
To rent a two-bedroom home, on average, you would need to earn $21.21 per hour as a full-time worker in the United States. Certain states like Colorado, Alaska, New York, and California are higher, much higher in the latter two cases. D.C. is over $33 per hour per worker.
"A new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows what an hourly worker needs to make to afford a two-bedroom rental home — without paying more than 30% of their income — in each state, plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico. Depending on the location, the hourly wages required for housing range from $9.68 (in Puerto Rico) to $35.20 (in Hawaii) for people working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year"
. . . . "The move — which will require Congressional approval — would affect more than 4.5 million families relying on federal housing assistance. If passed, the legislation would likely make it even harder for low-income households to make rent."
I believe that people should pay their own way as much as possible, but also that We the People should take care of our own as well.
The report does not say how much the increases will be. I will withhold my own response until I can find those figures, and If any of you should respond.
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We can talk until "the cows come home" all on their own about how to "fix" this. Until we define and build a consensus about what the underlying problem(s) is/are, we are wasting our time and effort. I am not looking to place blame, point fingers, or deride any person, group or ideology. I am simply saying: "We have got to define what the underly problem is, if we are to have any hope of fixing it."
To look at it another way: Most of us have a car/truck that we "own" and are responsible to maintain. Say you have a tire that keeps wearing out faster than the others. Do you a)just keep going to the same shop that sells you a new tire, or b) go somewhere else that will define and correct the underlying cause of the rapid wear? Of course you would choose (b), anyone would. So, why do we keep putting new tires on and not figuring out why they are wearing out so fast when it comes to issues like this? What will it take for people to understand that the same old, "well if we just implement MY idea it'll be all okay" thinking just isn't working. We need new leadership (on ALL levels) that are willing to explore the issues to find the underlying cause, regardless of what that is. Then, and only then, will we be able to find the solutions that will be effective.
Well, I agree with most of what you are saying....but the causation of most of economic woes for the masses is Modern Corporatism.
Corporatism/Globalism is THE driver for the increasing wealth gap/concentration. It is also responsible for the vast majority of modern slave labor that replaced jobs that previously paid good wages. It is responsible for the now complete corruption of the Federal government, which has turned our country into a Corporate Plutocracy. Anyone who still thinks America is a Democratic Republic is just not paying attention.
So that begs the questions of "why?", and "what else contributes?" How about education?
As even the casual observer (I am one) can see, there are multiple contributing factors one must look at to get a full view of the issue.
I can appreciate what you are saying, however that is all still due to corporatism.
In any well rounded economy, there needs to be jobs for the masses. Jobs that do not require higher learning or higher skills.
We had that. We no longer have it.