German coalition government collapses

Post by ywvcbk » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 7:22 AM UTC

tharkun__ wrote: post #68

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"Are you male and the wrong job or you might like other men? Much less good. " Could you explain what you're talking about here? "It sucks to be poor", that makes sense. But being gay doesn't matter imo and I fail to see how other (western) countries are much different. I generally have similar feelings about your other points, but don't have personal experience there.

Donald Trump and especially the people that voted for him are not so sweet on gays (well I guess some might tolerate gay women on a porn site, but not so much living right next to them). It would absolutely not surprise me if after the repeal of abortion rights, gay marriage rights will be next. Now to be fair, some of the states did vote for better abortion rights after the repeal (and during this presidential elect…

Post by ywvcbk » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 7:30 AM UTC

fsckboy wrote: post #85

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A discussion with now 8000 comments has been on the front page for most of the day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42057647

it's not much of a discussion, it's the side that lost (which corresponds to the bulk of the HN community) not acknowledging anything unsound about their beliefs or approach or misalignment with the electorate, and instead continuing with the same talking points that lost the election. Which is fine, they can do that, that can be a heartfelt belief, but it's not a discussion that's going anyplace or illuminating anyb…

Post by piva00 » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 8:53 AM UTC

greenavocado wrote: post #64

jalapenos wrote: post #55

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It's unbelievably bad government behaviour. Allow mass immigration, to enjoy the boost in tax revenues and GDP, while dumping all the costs and fallout on the people. Rents skyrocketed, utility bills getting more expensive, waiting twice as long for a doctor? Well that's not my problem, is it pleb? It'd be one thing if they were actively clearing the path for it to minimise impact. Preemptively clearing land and buil…

I invite anybody to show me any credible evidence the immigration has a positive Net Present Value (NPV). The purpose was the destruction of the status quo, not improved tax revenues and GDP, but rather its replacement with a compliant, desperate, and above all else, an obedient population.

Post by illiac786 » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 9:04 AM UTC

trhway wrote: post #38

probably_wrong wrote: post #25

If the future German Chancellor is here, here's my proposal for your new campaign: "We choose to build one million affordable apartments in four years, not because it's easy but because it's hard". It may not solve all of Germany's problems but at least you'll energize the construction sector, alleviate the housing crisis, learn how to finish a construction project on time and you'll have to remove some bureaucracy t…

Interesting that 2 similar problems - water rise and population increase - are treated that differently, i.e. it is considered normal that the government would build levies/etc. while the government building housing is an abomination.

Post by octacat » Thu, Nov 07, 2024, 9:07 AM UTC

atoav wrote: post #90

octacat wrote: post #63

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People who already have property would not be happy because the government would spend huge money on a program they are not interested. And it could make the houses prices lower (which could be not popular for people, who already paying a loan). Would attract people who are renting though.

As a home owner in Germany: it is important to me that my fellow citizens have a place to live than whether I earn 15% more or less with rent. Also: If there is too much pressure, my risk of even harsher messures will rise, e.g. expropriation has happened before.