Report: There are 27.4 Empty Homes for Each Homeless Person in the U.S
medium.com
Look, let’s start with the absurd math. The U.S. Census Bureau says we’ve got about 17 million vacant houses sitting empty while roughly…
  • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    We have more than enough to meet everyones needs - food, water, shelter, clothing, health care - many times over. Conveniences are things that are nice-to-have, but that everyone would still enjoy after all their fundamental needs are met. Hoarding for personal gain while other people suffer is hoarding. This is not a philosophically complicated issue.

    • ChexMax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      6 hours ago

      I disagree. I don’t think me owning a banana to eat is hoarding even though my vitamins and plain oatmeal would meet my needs.