I'm hoping this doesn't start a fight, I'm just curious what the political orientation is of this community. I grew up in a liberal (in the American sense) family, and I identify now as a socialist, though a lot of the liberalism I grew up in has stuck with me, like interest in LGBTQ and women's rights, environmentalism, etc. Wondering where people here land?
you do know phones are pretty affordable now, right?
how about this. a person has $100, they spent $60 on rent and are left with $40 for other expenses and leisure. assuming hrt isnt free, you may not have any money left.
now, lets say Government says housing is only 10% of your income. So you are left with $90, even if hrt isn't free, you can purchase it.
ik ik galaxy brain ideas like 'if you have more money you will be able to spend it on things' can be very hard to comprehend.
i also want to know. why are you defending private property? do you own capital?
In fact, you can get a phone for free if you qualify for Medicaid or food stamps.
In the USA. In Germany (not the GDR in which only very few didn't have a home) if you have are unhoused you have to wait a (couple of) years before you get a flat in the current market and then you get the rent paid (up to a point) and roughly 500 Euro for everything else (you have to pay for utilities, electricity etc. from that 500 Euro).
Since Covid you can ask for a one time amount of up to 350 Euro for smartphone/notebooks/smartbooks to be able to get educated. You will not have money leftover at the end of the month, but will have plenty of free time.
T&Cs apply, stuff might be worse
For example if you are in the out group you might not get most or any of that. Fuck fortress