Comment on Millionaire homeowners sued the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, arguing a 10 square mile town whose new zoning plan to increase density had no plan to expand the roads

walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Davriellelouna@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  But they really are rich homeowners. This is not villification. It’s a description.

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  • Demonmariner@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    And it looks like five families to me. So five families vs. everyone else.

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    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      you know, back in the day if this happened someone’s house would burn down and nobody would help.

      if these wealthy conservatives are so desperate for the “good old days” and want to make America great again I think this is the perfect opportunity to make that wish come true.

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  • Cypher@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Having an expensive home doesn’t mean you’re rich.

    You could have a mortgage on it, could have bought it when it was cheaper, which itself can be a problem with taxes and rates, or inherited it.

    People can find themselves locked into an expensive property, or are in a position where it would be stupid to sell.

    Yet again people on Lemmy demonstrate that they don’t comprehend wealth in the slightest.

    None of these homes are outrageous for a skilled tradesmen to own. If you track wages and inflation this is what middle class looked like in the 70’s.

    The rich occupy a completely different economic strata to these home owners. You have zero clue.

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    • Davriellelouna@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They aren’t Bezos-rich, but for Charlottesville, they are rich.

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      • Cypher@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I would put good money on them being rural properties with historically low value, given this is all over an expansion project.

        But what’s still clear is that you have zero understanding of wealth.

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    • walden@sub.wetshaving.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I wholeheartedly agree. These are not the class of people to be vilifying.

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