• maplesaga@lemmy.worldOP
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    15 hours ago

    So you think you can just dump workers into a country and it has no affect on housing demand or wages?

    I was also somehow blaming the workers for being to numerous, is that what you mean? I was intending on blaming the government, as they appear beholden to corporations pushing modern forms of slavery.

    https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140437

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      13 hours ago

      So you think you can just dump workers into a country and it has no affect on housing demand or wages?

      That’s not what I said. You aren’t following what I and others are saying.

      When you say stuff like “it’s entirely supply and demand for labour”, you are replaying talking points of that same government and those same corporate interests, who both use language around housing like it’s something people can just stop wanting by framing it as a commodity.

      Our issues aren’t based on population changes one way or another, they exist squarely because we treat housing as a commodity and as a financial vehicle. There is effectively enough housing for everyone, it’s just been placed out of reach for many.

      Supply and demand explains the price of lemons in a place that can’t grow lemons. It does not work for housing, which is a hard requirement of social stability, that’s why we can’t treat housing like we treat buying and selling lemons.

      Slow down and read what is being said to you, and for your own peace of mind, stop interpreting criticism as a personal attack.