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MangoToupe07/31/20251 replyview on HN

> Why is housing always about the homeless?

To me, poverty is basically the only thing worth talking about when it comes to politics. Nothing else is going to get me to the voting box—to me, a platform that doesn't focus on poverty reduction doesn't even understand the point of government, the economy, or trying to work together.

I suspect other folks who think this way are going to be disproportionately loud.


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spankalee07/31/2025

People in poverty have to pay for housing. Reducing the price of housing helps them, and may even help them climb out of poverty. Building more housing reduces the price of housing.

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