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Low-income Australians should accept substandard homes, Liberal frontbencher says (www.sbs.com.au)

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[–] minty@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Whatever my house is. It would be way way below modern standards. Still an absolute delight to live in.

I do get having standards thinking on it more, if I had any physical disabilties sensitive to temp I would have to move.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Exactly. It's often elderly people or people with health problems who live in low-income housing.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And low-income sole parents with kids. What do you think this does to them? More days off work because of child or parental illness, doing homework in very cold or very hot rooms, psychological effects, etc, etc. Politicians from privileged backgrounds who make such thoughtless statements are a blight.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's not thoughtless. They want to perpetuate poverty.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago

It certainly looks that way.