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Renters continue to face a tight rental market and rising costs, according to new report (www.sbs.com.au)
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[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

it's amazing to me that saner countries are still struggling with this basic issue. like, dude, shelter is a known need. and building it is something we know how to do. AAAAND figuring out how many houses the people need for shelter is straight forward to calculate decades in advance.

but, fuck you, landlord gotta get paid.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The 'invisible hand' of the market is mostly just wanking off the rich these days.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

hey, we built a society structured around capitalism, because? Capitalism: it just works.

like a machine grinding people into sausage, it just keeps on working. fuck