> How many people would like to do a startup but don't because they'd have no health insurance?
How many people would like to do a startup but don't because they have no food or shelter? We don't really care because the costs of those things are manageable.
The problem isn't that the government isn't paying for it. The problem is that it costs way too much.
> We don't really care because the costs of those things are manageable.
You can't be serious. There is a housing affordability crisis throughout the first world.
Housing and food are rights. They should indeed be funded by government, through comprehensive social welfare, and in the case of housing, publicly owned housing.
> There is a housing affordability crisis throughout the first world.
Only in the most dense urban areas. Not "throughout the first world."
> Housing and food are rights. They should indeed be funded by government, through comprehensive social welfare, and in the case of housing, publicly owned housing.
We do provide public housing and food for those who can't afford it, but the people who utilize it often aren't the ones creating startups.
How many people would like to do a startup but don't because they have no food or shelter? We don't really care because the costs of those things are manageable.
The problem isn't that the government isn't paying for it. The problem is that it costs way too much.