at its peak the roman empire had a population of 75 million with a fifth to a quarter living in cities. this makes it almost as grand as the democratic republic of the congo, with its 106 million people, 30% of whom are in cities
right wingers think that the market should build housing and so don't build social housing
left wingers, on the other hand, think the government should build housing, so they restrict private developers
together, they have managed to reach a compromise: nobody builds housing
Scott Star Codex put it right: if my job made it possible for me to epically woodchipper PEPFAR, I'd be waking up in the middle of the night, calling them like "hey we didn't accidentally PEPFAR right? I know its the third time but just in case PEPFAR is still going through?"
compromise: doordash continues to exist, but you have to pay money for it. that way, only people who need doordash will get it, and people who don't will walk to the grocery store and spend the money on other things
Doordash nonsense again debunked:
โDisabled people could just get a caregiver instead of using food delivery.โ
My 83 year old disabled dad canโt even get insurance to pay for a caregiver. And he has Medicare + blue shield
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