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Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest
So your experience is the end all be all for everyone? Is that fair?
I'm not talking about toys. More people spend their money on crap today then when we were kids. I had 2 transformers and lego... TV's were $1000.00 for a 19inch screen and cars were bigger than our minivans today. Whatever!
Can a bus driver own a home today? I bet he could 20/30 years ago. I believe everyone in Canada should have the opportunity to OWN a home and by opportunity I mean if they don't want one then that's fine they can decline. A home is not an investment, having a home is a right. Not a fancy Trump home just something reasonable for a family. Do we really think housing materials make a house $300 000 and up to build? But because of housing price increases caused by banks over the last 10 years who can get a home? Unfortunately, most people can't afford a $300 000.00 and feed themselves or their kids (which the houses prices in-itself are ridiculous and ONLY benefit banks)
Savings in particular have been stolen in the USA causing MASSIVE world economy collapses. It isn't some insignificant glitch, it was a calculated system wide money grab by financial corporations. What happens when a corporation fails? Well if your phone breaks, or your computer stops working you probably can't get the warranty work, but if a financial corporation fails by the deliberate actions of investors and employees does that money go back to the people? Nope, it stays with the thieves who took it because of corporate law. Now MILLIONS are out of savings and homes and they want to do something about it...
Sorry I'm on my second BIG martini and if I'm not making sense I apologize. I'm trying not to be so lazy in posting like I was earlier because we really were not having discussions then and I prefer discussions to name calling and talking down to others.
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Don't Calgary Transit drivers start at $20.00 per hour or about 40k per year?
You're right having a home is a right, but owning a home is not considered a right, that's why there are rental properties.