At least the shopping malls in Japan

[Danth]

Originally Posted by Jibartik [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

like they fucking ruin EVERYTHING

Two basic kinds of people, Jib: You have the folks who build things, then you have folks who only know how to break stuff. That issue is as old as humanity.

I don't know how your preferred method of integration would work in practice, though. When similar efforts were tried in the past it simply resulted in everyone who could afford to move, doing so. Urban centers decayed, suburban sprawl became an epidemic, and the original problem ultimately remained. I don't see how to fix that issue in a nation where people have freedom of movement. You can't hold a gun to people's heads and force them to live next door to people they hate, at least not if you want America to remain America.

Government-subsidized housing is probably a band-aid, not a very good one, but better than homelessness. The real long-term solution is policy that promotes local business and on-shore production and generally a promotion of good-paying work. Service sector work doesn't count and should be regarded as societal poison. Maybe take a page out of FDR's book and create a modern day nationwide TVA for that purpose.

Danth