return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 days agoSqueezed by high prices, a growing number of Americans find shelter in long-term motelswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down13cross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.worldus_news@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkSqueezed by high prices, a growing number of Americans find shelter in long-term motelswww.nbcnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.mlnews@lemmy.worldus_news@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squarelemmylommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 days agoAnd then the government spends more tax payer money on housing them in motels than it would cost to house them properly, because those funds are only available for emergencies.
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 day agoBut at least we can rest easy knowing profit was extorted to the max along the way to create a market humanity doesn’t need.
And then the government spends more tax payer money on housing them in motels than it would cost to house them properly, because those funds are only available for emergencies.
But at least we can rest easy knowing profit was extorted to the max along the way to create a market humanity doesn’t need.