aelius_aristides t1_izkor0y wrote on December 9, 2022 at 8:27 PM

Reply to comment by manicmonkeys in Manchester conducts health, welfare check of downtown homeless camp by rabblebowser

Every society does have poor and homeless. None have as much as we do, because we manufacture homelessness. That’s no platitude.

manicmonkeys t1_izle512 wrote on December 9, 2022 at 11:19 PM

That's just... factually wrong.

aelius_aristides t1_izlepca wrote on December 9, 2022 at 11:23 PM

Hedge funds buying up housing and raising rent, artificially induced inflation, low minimum wage, inaccessible healthcare. How are we NOT manufacturing homelessness? Plenty of countries have extreme poverty and slums etc etc. but none have the wealth and resources that we do, the mass of unoccupied housing sitting empty. We have no excuse to have this many people on the streets.

manicmonkeys t1_izlx5du wrote on December 10, 2022 at 1:48 AM

>Every society does have poor and homeless. None have as much as we do

This is factually wrong.

aelius_aristides t1_izm0y07 wrote on December 10, 2022 at 2:19 AM

Well, you're not making any arguments or providing any information, so this is pointless. And you're wrong anyway. I'm certain that I have spent a great deal more time investigating the issue of homelessness than you have, and a great deal more time with homeless people. Your armchair conservative opinions aren't worth my time.

manicmonkeys t1_izm2v5a wrote on December 10, 2022 at 2:35 AM

I'm pointing out that at least part of your statement was wrong. If you don't value truth though, that's on you.

aelius_aristides t1_izm5isu wrote on December 10, 2022 at 2:57 AM

Again, saying I'm wrong over and over again is neither a meaningful nor interesting contribution, if you have nothing else to offer. And, as I also stated, you simply do not know what you are talking about.