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Proles

(466 posts)
71. Actually, maybe that's not a bad idea.
Sat Jun 30, 2012, 11:17 PM
Jun 2012

Seriously, some sort of shelter is a necessity for basic living, and I'd be okay with that basic need being provided to every citizen if it was done in a realistic fashion.

First, ProSense Jun 2012 #1
That must be why he has worked so hard to prop up the false valuations of real estate. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #22
Your comment makes no sense. n/t ProSense Jun 2012 #72
By keeping artificially inflated valuations high, he can avoid a call to help the homeless. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #94
Say what you will about Edwards... stopwastingmymoney Jul 2012 #93
there IS a mandate to own a house. unblock Jun 2012 #2
No, that would be a mandate to have a mortgage. Igel Jun 2012 #13
and no property tax deduction either? unblock Jun 2012 #42
Right. And the odd thing is that renters help landlords buy their rental properties. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #104
We should come up with another really regressive tax.. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #3
Oh, you are so wicked. BlueCheese Jun 2012 #43
:slow clap: 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #47
You're giving them IDEAS... Zalatix Jun 2012 #65
ACA gives people coverage in 133% poverty. joshcryer Jun 2012 #69
Now there's an idea. woo me with science Jul 2012 #97
A little like the Section 8 program. JDPriestly Jul 2012 #105
Please explain how the tax is regressive. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #106
No because there are other options. When it comes to the fact that one day everybody will need jillan Jun 2012 #4
Everyone needs a roof over their head. dkf Jun 2012 #27
Rent? nt yewberry Jun 2012 #29
Could it be this? sad sally Jun 2012 #5
Sure ... as long as it subsidized for low and low middle wage earners etherealtruth Jun 2012 #6
Blurs an already fuzzy distinction. Igel Jun 2012 #15
All valid ... and if my post was anything other than a flippant response etherealtruth Jun 2012 #40
What tax breaks are there for home owners? Do you mean tax breaks for mortgage kelly1mm Jun 2012 #36
Thank you for a serious response to my very flippant post etherealtruth Jun 2012 #37
I think a more thoughtful question would be 'Can the Federal Government mandate that kelly1mm Jun 2012 #41
I think there is a huge difference between owning a physical structure\item loyalsister Jun 2012 #7
"The mandate is about personal and social responsibility." girl gone mad Jun 2012 #9
+ a million quinnox Jun 2012 #11
wait ProSense Jun 2012 #12
I agree. How long are we going to have to put up with bitter OP's re. the mandate.Move on already.nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #14
Until there's a public option and we can dismiss their talking points. joshcryer Jun 2012 #60
Social responsibility would be to provide universal health care thru a universal one-payer sad sally Jun 2012 #28
How is this difficult loyalsister Jun 2012 #26
Well, that's what the Heritage Foundation always said. Democrats, otoh, opposed forcing sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #33
"The Right said they were just lazy bums who wanted the rest of us to pay for them" loyalsister Jun 2012 #38
So because you know one person who is a jerk, you judge everyone by sabrina 1 Jun 2012 #50
People should never, ever support of not support policy based on their own biases. -- huh? loyalsister Jun 2012 #55
If everyone without insurance had it, they too would not be stressed or dying. sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #75
Isn't that the point of ACA? loyalsister Jul 2012 #78
It's a baby step, a small one, which is better than nothing. It won't help sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #82
"Always" said? They backed off their faux mandate decades ago. joshcryer Jun 2012 #63
Republicans are not against mandates. They are against Obama. If he was against them they sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #74
Except they fawned over Obama's anti-mandate rhetoric and bashed Mitt for being pro-mandates. joshcryer Jul 2012 #76
the mandate does not force the poor to buy something they cannot afford magical thyme Jul 2012 #90
Yes that is the way things work here in the US and that is what we sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #95
The health insurance mandate is similar to the... meaculpa2011 Jun 2012 #8
What do you mean? SunsetDreams Jun 2012 #16
only thing i can think of is to elect republicans to repeal the law.... dionysus Jun 2012 #21
If you like what your government is doing... meaculpa2011 Jun 2012 #23
Who do you mean specifically? SunsetDreams Jun 2012 #24
Specifically, the politicians that continually use their power... meaculpa2011 Jun 2012 #34
Ah so I take it you mean SunsetDreams Jun 2012 #54
"The only viable recourse" to what, elect republicans who will repeal the law? dionysus Jun 2012 #20
what higher tax do you pay if you don't buy a house? nt magical thyme Jul 2012 #86
Shut up and eat your broccoli pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #10
I am sorry you consider the ACA such a bitter pill. We have the mandate, let's move on. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #17
we know, we know. we didn't have votes for single payer or a public option. dionysus Jun 2012 #18
There are thousands, if not literally millions of pools. TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #32
NO, because NOT having a house doesn't affect everyone else who does. Have a nice day. FarLeftFist Jun 2012 #19
check-mate. Quantess Jun 2012 #39
Actually it does in similar ways JonLP24 Jun 2012 #64
Having a large homeless population doesn't affect anyone who isn't actually homeless? Fumesucker Jul 2012 #79
Antonin frazzled Jun 2012 #25
As a REALTOR, I say yes. mmonk Jun 2012 #30
Yes we should have a housing mandate... Kalidurga Jun 2012 #31
Does that mean I can move out of my house to the park and then a week later buy a house for $1??? CAG Jun 2012 #35
1. You can RENT HOUSING. You CANNOT RENT HEALTH INSURANCE or health care magical thyme Jun 2012 #44
Actually, you do rent health inurance demwing Jun 2012 #53
That's debatable. Your payments into the health system are going to be... joshcryer Jun 2012 #58
Try missing a payment and get sick after that and see if you get anything returned to you. Zalatix Jun 2012 #67
Try missing a payment on a house... joshcryer Jun 2012 #70
you don't rent services. you buy them either in one payment or 'on time.' magical thyme Jul 2012 #85
You can't borrow against a home you're renting demwing Jul 2012 #92
when you borrow against a home you own magical thyme Jul 2012 #96
NO, we need to MANDATE THAT EVERYBODY LIVE IN DECENT, SUITABLE HOUSING magical thyme Jun 2012 #45
That's right and there should be a tax penalty if you don't have decent housing.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #80
but only for the 1% or so who have sufficient wages or income magical thyme Jul 2012 #98
Well, it will be subsidized except for the copay and deductible.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #99
skateboards spanone Jun 2012 #46
It was not upheld under the Commerce Clause treestar Jun 2012 #48
It should have been, as Justice Ginsburg demonstrates. Laelth Jun 2012 #62
Not so treestar Jul 2012 #88
This message was self-deleted by its author Laelth Jul 2012 #91
Which makes it interesting JonLP24 Jun 2012 #68
Doesn't matter how it is labeled treestar Jul 2012 #89
As long as we subsidize those who can't afford the payments... quaker bill Jun 2012 #49
Yes we should demwing Jun 2012 #51
All I know is that people have had to sell their houses because we didn't have the ACA. freshwest Jun 2012 #52
The Broccoli Horrible Laelth Jun 2012 #56
The Democrats actually tried to give everyone a house. joshcryer Jun 2012 #57
+1 tawadi Jun 2012 #61
Silly boy. Tricks are for kids. If you don't buy a house, I don't have to buy you one, do I? nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2012 #59
Finally. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #107
+1 x10E+34 - that's a Death Star level ++. You win the entire Internets. Zalatix Jun 2012 #66
Actually, maybe that's not a bad idea. Proles Jun 2012 #71
That's what the EU does. Basic living wage and housing. joshcryer Jun 2012 #73
Oh please, that is so grandiose! kenny blankenship Jul 2012 #77
Sounds like the Community Reinvestment Act before the Republicans gutted it. joshcryer Jul 2012 #81
Why? Rex Jul 2012 #83
Heh: joshcryer Jul 2012 #84
As long as they dont mandate me to own a rocket launcher Rex Jul 2012 #100
There are tax incentives to owning a house treestar Jul 2012 #87
I'd go along with ensuring that everybody is able to afford access to shelter. Live and Learn Jul 2012 #101
Actually, I worked for a homeless project for a number of years, and I JDPriestly Jul 2012 #102
Yes, fully funded by a hefty tax on all the assholes that own more than one house. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jul 2012 #103
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