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Homelessness in Los Angeles is a significant issue, with $900,000 being spent per person removed from the streets.

In Eastern Europe, societies transitioned from being free during the medieval period to serfdom with the assistance of governments and nobilities, contrasting with the capitalist rise in Northwestern Europe.

Seeing these massive homeless camps in places like Oakland and LA is shocking. It's like an open-air combination mental asylum and drug market.

We have lower work rates than almost all of Europe. And it's in part because we're so mean to people who can't take a full-time job as is.

There's a stark contrast between areas with different policies on homelessness. One side of the street is chaos, the other is squeaky clean. It's all about policy.

The global spread of capitalism has led to a world where the average person no longer lives in miserable poverty but as a city dweller with a basic job. This shift marks a profound accomplishment in human progress.

Homelessness in Los Angeles is exacerbated by inefficient spending, with $900,000 spent per person removed from the streets.

Western Europe's ability to allow individuals to live outside rigid family and land ties was a key factor in the rise of capitalism and various social revolutions.

Capitalism is credited with lifting societies out of poverty, as seen in historical examples like 19th century Ireland, where families lived in extreme poverty, surviving on potatoes and living in shacks.

Rich people should be taxed fairly because they're currently paying less than those in much lower tax brackets. It's insane that billionaires pay less than people making far less money!