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johnrobyesterday at 7:15 PM1 replyview on HN

Invest in making food/shelter cheaper?


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dotancohenyesterday at 7:26 PM

Food and shelter are cheaper than at almost any time in human history. Additionally, people have more variety of healthy foods all year long.

No matter how cheap food and shelter are, there will always be people who can not acquire them. Halting all human progress until the last human is fed and sheltered is a recipe for stagnation. Other cultures handle this with strong family bonds - those few who can not acquire food or shelter for whatever reason are generally provided for by their families.

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