(12-02-2021, 05:18 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(12-02-2021, 03:08 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: It says in my he video why it's not happening. The people in the neighborhood say NIMBY and vote accordingly.

Right, but should the state go ahead and overrule them to relieve all this economic pressure? Would that help reduce inequality? Is it a good thing to reduce inequality?

Question #1: No. 

Question #2: There are many reasons why inequality exists and that video only scratched the surface. Unless or until those reasons are all addressed and rectified this will continue to be a problem. It's not just snooty and hypocritical democrats voting behind closed doors opposite of what they preach in public.

Question #3: In a perfect world there would be no one in dire straits but that's not how it is and taking away from some to give to others is not the answer. Forced charity or forced giving is not the answer. 

My husband's workplace strongly suggests all employees donate every year to a specific charitable organization and it is implied that if you don't you're not a team player and that could be problematic. So instead of donating monthly to his preferred organization, my husband donates the annual minimum of $20 to the company specific one. Who loses out? The one the company "requires" or the one my husband actually believes in?

Forcing people to comply, overriding local government, etc., is never the answer. There is a word for that.

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