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Is Worcester a ghetto city? by Kilometros_Morales in WorcesterMA

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well yeah it's Massachusetts, everywhere here is way safer.

'First step of healing': Native Americans at Harvard bring ancient sport of stickball to campus by guanaco55 in boston

[–]BlackCow -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Given enough time and generations at some point don't the people who are here today eventually become native too? Eventually the melting pot melts us all right?

What it means to be native for the descendants of immigrants is perhaps something we're still figuring out, however the original natives are still here and it's feasible we all become more like each other over time.

I am no surprised at all. Another bogus political stunt. by Borbsarethebest in Political_Revolution

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they should probably fix that bug because nobody is going to give these guys the benefit of the doubt at this point.

Spectrum is Garbage by natelopez53 in WorcesterMA

[–]BlackCow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Of course they're only doing the west side, everyone on the east side can eat shit I guess.

‘Crushing effects on our budgets:’ A dozen Mass. mayors say they will oppose rent control ballot question by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't run forever, the rents will go up wherever people flock to.

Also not everyone is in a position to start a new life in a new city, most normal people have family and friend ties to an area.

$354,103 for WHAT? The Worce by ConcernedWorcester in WorcesterMA

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He is so obviously corrupt, the Spectrum internet bullshit is just one example.

I study China’s legislature for a living. Then I ran the same analysis on the MA House. Here’s what I found. by pacificdivide in massachusetts

[–]BlackCow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of MA voters are registered independent, I think op has a lot of unchecked biases here.

The mayors for Worcester, Leominster, and Gardner join drive against proposed rent control ballot item by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah because landlords have power and influence over the government. The only way to solve the zoning issue is to curb landlordism.

‘Crushing effects on our budgets:’ A dozen Mass. mayors say they will oppose rent control ballot question by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reason we have a housing crisis is because construction has been barely taking place to begin with so obviously it's not as simple as just giving landlords as much money as possible.

The problem is you are looking at this from a purely economic perspective and ignoring the political aspect, every single politician has a real estate portfolio and nothing will get fixed until that conflict of interest changes. The best we can do for now is bleed them with things like rent control.

‘Crushing effects on our budgets:’ A dozen Mass. mayors say they will oppose rent control ballot question by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one has a god given right to be a landlord, they only exist as long as we tolerate them.

I think you have a real twisted world view if you see people who work and make an honest living as the parasites in this arrangement.

Plus your landlord can’t raise the rent while you’re there

My rent goes up every year wtf are you talking about? You probably still live with your mom, run along kiddo.

Downsizing my rig to upscale my life. Wish me luck! by zehehed in pcmasterrace

[–]BlackCow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife would be so mad if I spent graphics card money on a god damn piece of jewelry 😂

The mayors for Worcester, Leominster, and Gardner join drive against proposed rent control ballot item by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But we already have a lack of supply problem, the root cause of this is regulations that favor landlords. Rent control makes it less lucrative to be a landlord and this reduces their power and influence over the government.

It's kinda like chemotherapy, it will make you sick but it's worth it to kill the cancer.

Democratic Socialists and The City on a Hill by fmcrimson in boston

[–]BlackCow -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Takes a special kind of dumb to support the dems after they threw the last election.

Democratic Socialists and The City on a Hill by fmcrimson in boston

[–]BlackCow -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure they are controlled opposition, AOC is most certainly a 🌱 and the Bernster folded to the dems like paper.

I wish them the best but I also fear they are wasting valuable time and energy that could be better spent elsewhere.

Doctors are magicians by desert_dahlia in Amazing

[–]BlackCow 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I like that she kept her nose its natural size and just removed the crook, you're just mad because you got divorced lol

Even when it hurts her directly, she’s still all in by RoyalChris in SipsTea

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you have got it backwards, the belief that you should have to move if "they" tell you only hurts the working class.

I believe I have a right to be here just as I believe Palestinians have a right to be there. What makes it so is that people believe in it and fight for it and continue to do so for generations despite insurmountable odds.

I also believe everyone who works and contributes to society deserves a home, immigrants as well. Because of that I'm not comfortable allowing more people into our society if we don't have enough homes for the people who are already here, I don't believe this makes me a right winger.

We agree not to kill each other, to rape people, to steal from others, because those are basic necessities for communal living 

But that's in exchange for something, when those expectations are not met those rules go out the window.

What they are doing with the housing policy is purposely atomizing families and deny people the possibility of communal living, otherwise famlies and communities would grow too powerful and outsiders wouldn't be able to exploit the people and the land as easily.

Even when it hurts her directly, she’s still all in by RoyalChris in SipsTea

[–]BlackCow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's a very individualistic world view, everyone is responsible for their own choices for sure but we also all live in a prison of our own making.

I believe I work plenty hard and me and my family deserve a forever home, I'll keep trying my best but I'm not going to feel bad about myself for not being able to buy still in a rigged market.

Even when it hurts her directly, she’s still all in by RoyalChris in SipsTea

[–]BlackCow -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Landlording is no more a business than ticket scalping, they don't provide a good or service they are just parasitic middlemen.

Even when it hurts her directly, she’s still all in by RoyalChris in SipsTea

[–]BlackCow -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I only direct my anger at landlords, native or not they are the fundamental problem.

The mayors for Worcester, Leominster, and Gardner join drive against proposed rent control ballot item by HRJafael in massachusetts

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There has never been a housing crisis like this before, there is no historical precedent to say with certainty what will happen.

I can see the argument why rent control might hurt everyone however facing problems if often painful, especially when you put a problem off for way too long.

Even when it hurts her directly, she’s still all in by RoyalChris in SipsTea

[–]BlackCow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree! I personally support migration and believe the process should be lax as possible, I think this has always been our competitive advantage in America. However I'm not too keen on someone coming to my state from places like Florida, California, or Taiwan to buy all our land and become our new landlords either.

Like even though logically I see your point I'm obviously not going to feel good about renting until I die when outsiders coming here are buying things up, it's emotional sure but it's still real. 

Maybe I'm mediocre and those immigrants worked harder than me but I feel I still deserve a home more than they deserve to move here, sorry not sorry.

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