Its a states failure to protect its citizens but its not a commodificaton of poverty. Poverty has always had value and always been a commodity. They aren’t creating the poverty or the circumstances that would perpetuate it. They’re just fulfilling a need so its really no harm.
A modern circumstance would be refusal to raise min wage to a reasonable wage. That’s absolutely a circumstance abetting poverty. If you don’t believe in that, then unfettered capitalism is commodifying poverty and increasing disparity.
You either maximize rules and services to prevent poverty, or you allow exploitation to increase it.
Unless they were in cahoots with the government to ensure housing prices remain high. I’m not saying that was the case back then but the incentive was always there.
What the fuck? This is an example of the extreme commodification of poverty and the state’s failure to protect its citizens.
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The states didn’t fix anything, they only legislate against its visibility when its exploitation becomes troublesome to them
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It’s neither. I don’t remember the context exactly but none of the text on the picture is true.
Its a states failure to protect its citizens but its not a commodificaton of poverty. Poverty has always had value and always been a commodity. They aren’t creating the poverty or the circumstances that would perpetuate it. They’re just fulfilling a need so its really no harm.
What?
A modern circumstance would be refusal to raise min wage to a reasonable wage. That’s absolutely a circumstance abetting poverty. If you don’t believe in that, then unfettered capitalism is commodifying poverty and increasing disparity.
You either maximize rules and services to prevent poverty, or you allow exploitation to increase it.
Unless they were in cahoots with the government to ensure housing prices remain high. I’m not saying that was the case back then but the incentive was always there.