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Coomer-Boomer t1_j9qvrbg wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The harms of gentrification | The exclusion of poorer people from their own neighbourhoods is not just a social problem but a philosophical one by ADefiniteDescription

What alternatives aren't just as bad or worse i regards to the displacement of people? At least with gentrification the displacement is to a good end.

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[deleted] t1_j9rli6k wrote

When the gentrification begins and the people in the neighborhood are too poor to live there, instead of having them move, just give them money so that they can continue to live there.

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Coomer-Boomer t1_j9toqwz wrote

The landlords would be happy with the subsidy, but it doesn't do much for the renter (except encourage them to move where the cash gets more). I guess the subsidized housing could drive out the would be gentrifiers, but then everybody's worse off.

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[deleted] t1_j9ttw3r wrote

I didn't mean to give them the money to pay higher rent. I meant to give them the money to own the homes. The previous landlords will receive on compensation as we transition away from landlording.

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