walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 days ago
Ehhhh, zoning is super important. Vilifying someone by calling them “rich homeowners” is pretty weak.
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 days ago
Ehhhh, zoning is super important. Vilifying someone by calling them “rich homeowners” is pretty weak.
Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 2 days ago
But they really are rich homeowners. This is not villification. It’s a description.
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Demonmariner@lemmy.world 2 days ago
And it looks like five families to me. So five families vs. everyone else.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 day 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.
Cypher@lemmy.world 2 days 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.
Davriellelouna@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They aren’t Bezos-rich, but for Charlottesville, they are rich.
Cypher@lemmy.world 2 days 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.
walden@sub.wetshaving.social 2 days ago
I wholeheartedly agree. These are not the class of people to be vilifying.