Subject: Re: [smof-politics] Thought for solving two housing crises, but is the cost too high?
From: "Gen. Mal Fnord, VVS" (fnord@sovietairforce.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/11 23:01
To: undisclosed-recipients
> Easy there, Mal. I have nothing against socialism myself - it's a
> great system for smaller governments and communities to use - but
> when they grow up capitalism is a better way to go. At least with
> something as large as this.
Except that the people who *need* the housing the most will be the ones who can't *afford* it under your "grown up" capitalist scheme. A minor problem, that, but hey! We've (for values of "we" meaning "exceptionally wealthy person Noah Scott") got to make money on this somehow! Forward the free market & never mind that invisible hand giving you the finger!
Look, taking the hit on purchase & transportation is not that big of a deal if it means improving living standards in the Convention. A properly housed proletariat is a happy proletariat, and a happy proletariat is one that's less likely to nationalize all your shit ten years down the road.
Take the loss; if you're *that* freaked about losing a few million sols we can always pool the money. The Fed's flush with credits these days, and most of the major industrial concerns in cislunar & cisjovian can pitch in somewhere.
--Mal
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From: "Gen. Mal Fnord, VVS" (fnord@sovietairforce.fen)
Reply-To: smof-politics@smofcon.fen
Date: 2014/2/11 23:01
To: undisclosed-recipients
> Easy there, Mal. I have nothing against socialism myself - it's a
> great system for smaller governments and communities to use - but
> when they grow up capitalism is a better way to go. At least with
> something as large as this.
Except that the people who *need* the housing the most will be the ones who can't *afford* it under your "grown up" capitalist scheme. A minor problem, that, but hey! We've (for values of "we" meaning "exceptionally wealthy person Noah Scott") got to make money on this somehow! Forward the free market & never mind that invisible hand giving you the finger!
Look, taking the hit on purchase & transportation is not that big of a deal if it means improving living standards in the Convention. A properly housed proletariat is a happy proletariat, and a happy proletariat is one that's less likely to nationalize all your shit ten years down the road.
Take the loss; if you're *that* freaked about losing a few million sols we can always pool the money. The Fed's flush with credits these days, and most of the major industrial concerns in cislunar & cisjovian can pitch in somewhere.
--Mal
Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery
FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information
"I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"