> We have to pay to exist?
No. Existing is free. You have to pay in order to live in a dwelling you could not afford.
No. Existing is free. You have to pay in order to live in a dwelling you could not afford.
In many places, homelessness, squatting, and camping without explicit permission are illegal. You might not have to continuously pay for the spot on which you stand, but if you stay on it for too long, eventually someone will come to collect or make you move on.
And in just as many places, if not many more, it's not. After all, shanty towns do exist.
I was replying to "We have to pay to exist?", not "We have to pay for a shelter?".
Being free to do something does not mean the means to accomplish it should be free of charge. I know lots of people think otherwise and therefore believe things like food, healthcare or accommodation should be given to them somehow for free, fortunately most people don't agree.
And the banks and the landlords mop it all up using the state to guard their property whilst the workers pay the taxes.
The system stinks.