Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out several initiatives as part of her housing plan. She wants to incentivize builders to create 3 million units of affordable housing and develop a $25,000 housing credit for first-time homebuyers. Harris's ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out several initiatives as part of her housing plan. She wants to incentivize builders to create 3 million units of affordable housing and develop a $25,000 housing credit for first-time homebuyers. Harris’s housing goals have been widely dissected by the media, showing that the nationwide housing problem is top of mind for many people.

Harris believes that former president Trump has it all wrong when it comes to solving the housing crunch. In her Aug. 16,2024, political rally, she stated, “If his Project 2025 agenda is put into effect, it will add around $1,200 a year to the typical American mortgage. He’s got it backward. We should be doing everything we can to make it more affordable to buy a home, not less.”

    • NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      “Always” is a pretty strong word here. In some cases this is true, but in others it’s not.

      For example, if you live in an area where all of the public schools are terrible, you’re going to want to look for other options. If the private schools in your area are way better (and hopefully affordable) then you would want to send your kids there. Public schools can also compare/see what private schools are doing that’s working, and update their policy/curriculum to improve themselves.

      Privatizing public libraries is a terrible idea and is currently happening at an alarming rate in the U.S.

      Removing all privatization from the entire economy is where we end up with command economies or communism which means that we end up with a lot of monopolies. There isn’t much of an incentive for innovation in those economies. Then you’re either living under some crazy dictatorship, or the country is falling apart and they are forced to change how their economy works.

      • tills13@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Privatization helps people who can afford to not be in a situation where they are choosing between only shitty options. The point of a (good) public system is that it’s a consistent, good baseline for ALL people regardless of their socio-economic status.

        So in your example, sure, if you can afford it you can put your kid into private school or simply move but what about your neighbors? Can they as well? Society functions best when everyone has fair equity.

        • NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          It’s not a perfect system by far and I’m not arguing that.
          But we’ve already seen how removing all privatization from an economy leads to worse outcomes because we have less options, less innovation, and more monopolies.
          In my opinion we need to find a balance between the two systems that works best for everyone. Arguing for either extreme doesn’t make sense (in my opinion). I would rather see if we can come up with some other solutions that are better than the current system.

      • kibiz0r@midwest.socialEnglish
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        2 months ago

        where all of the public schools are terrible

        …from having no money

        you’re going to want to look for other options

        …if you have money

        If the private schools in your area are way better

        …funded

        then you would want to send your kids there

        …and your money

        Public schools can also compare/see what private schools are doing that’s working

        …like having money

        and update their policy/curriculum to improve themselves

        …like by enacting a policy of having money

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Privatization isn’t allowing a private options, it’s selling the public one. If public schools suck we shouldn’t sell them to a profit seeking company