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Capitalism is little more than an ideological hangover produced from a time long past when low hanging fruit was everywhere for the taking and people thought it would never disappear.

The fruit is gone, folks. If we ever want it back, capitalism won’t take us there.
#SpeakTruthToPower

Henry Kissinger is finally dead.
Jimmy Carter is still alive.
This is a good day!
What Florida Textbook is this from?

My kids are either never leaving us, or not living in Vancouver. Those are clearly the only two options now.

From https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/housing-costs-soar-financial-analysts-30-per-cent-rule-1.6894375 #vancouver #HousingCrisis #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

As housing costs soar, some financial analysts advise to scrap the 30% rule | CBC News

Thirty per cent is the often-touted maximum percentage of your income that you should spend on a home. But in an age where the average one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver rents for $2,787 a month, is that number still realistic?

CBC

@anthonyfloyd
And (almost) the only “solution” that gets any coverage by media, or discussion by the politicians, is “encourage developers to build more affordable housing”…! As if handing over managing housing to the real estate industry, and turning it into an uncontrolled profit centre, isn’t how this disaster came about in the first place.

As a group we just don’t seem capable of learning. When you’re in a hole, stop digging…

#HousingCrisis #HousingForPeopleNotProfits #HousingIsARight

BTW I no longer include my Twitter handle in my CNN articles- only my Mastodon handle. I refuse to promote Elon Musk's Ponzi scheme. https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/03/opinions/lindsey-graham-booed-trump-rally-obeidallah
So, weekend tally: The number of active users across Mastodon rose by 294K, and posting activity roughly tripled. Lots of new sign-ups, but also many returning users. Fun times!
Hi friends and welcome!! Here's my periodic reminder that our fact-checking site @TruthOrFiction has a presence on the fediverse, if you like that sort of thing

THE SCORPION AND THE FROG

If Meta won't properly moderate Facebook, they are not going to spend money to do it on a new platform.