• umbrella@lemmy.ml
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      17 days ago

      i suppose we can cram people into old shipping containers and vans, but dont we have enough actual housing already?

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        17 days ago

        There’s enough total housing.

        But people need to be able to live where they have a chance of being hired. And some places don’t have enough housing.

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          17 days ago

          thats fair. suppose we must push harder for remote work, its way better to the environment and much everytging else anyway.

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            5 days ago

            suppose we must push harder for remote work

            But most remote work pays enough that housing isn’t an issue. Many lower paying jobs require us to be on-site, and we’re the ones that can’t afford housing.

            So I think the option is way more affordable housing, and removing the stigma around that. In my area it’s called Section 8, and of course, those options always seem to be in the more crime-ridden areas. So frustrating.

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              4 days ago

              a) you can suddenly make housing more affordable by freeing up tons of office space and keeping it like that until investors start losing money.

              b) jobs that can be remote doesnt always pay enough for housing. even computer science jobs here can sometimes be paying 200-300$/mo, but you can think of telemarketing too.

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                4 days ago

                Good points! I should have remembered telemarketing, I actually did that for 3 years! But two years in office, covid let us do it from home.