[NinjaTrance]

I'm not sure if this is real account or AI slop -- possibly a mix of both.

But the US is a f*cking dystopia at this point.

How come the richest country of the world - the model of capitalism - allows so many of their citizens go homeless?

It's mindblowing.

[IsTom]

> the model of capitalism

They've got capital, but I'd argue that they're long way from model capitalism since some time. There's both over- (regulatory capture) and under regulation (consumer and environment protection) that goes against this and companies have enough sway to influence the law and consequently the market. Free market in the original sense of "free from all forms of economic privilege, monopolies and artificial scarcities" is not even a goal anymore.

[relaxing]

What about freedom from starving in the streets?

[philipallstar]

That's not a freedom.

[relaxing]

It’s a special kind of delusion that thinks being dead is more free than being alive.

[philipallstar]

You're wrong, in two ways:

- bodily autonomy; people do have the freedom to sign DNRs, which is death being more free than being alive, as it's about choice

- freedom isn't to do with people giving you things; it's about being able to choose things. It's not "freedom from"; it's "freedom to"

[relaxing]

Freedom to die by one’s own choice is indeed a freedom.

Stupid semantic games. “Freedom to” not die in the streets works just as well.

[akramachamarei]

You seem to be implying that to fail to enforce the right to sustenance nets negative freedom. It's not clear whether you've weighed the loss in freedom required to enforce this right. Can I presume you believe this right is worth forcing people to give, forcing by threat of armed expropriation or incarceration?