tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511873417078060738.post8965696395250610029..comments2023-07-29T11:21:42.125-04:00Comments on Brooklyn Book Talk: Who pays for the freegans?WebAppshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408390036751112286noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511873417078060738.post-47377540264816117232010-11-20T09:52:11.163-05:002010-11-20T09:52:11.163-05:00Anonymous, everything the Feds do impacts the econ...Anonymous, everything the Feds do impacts the economy and people's lives. Their actions are based on economic theories that may or may not work, and are always geared towards big business rather than the individual. The official unemployment numbers, incidentally, are always low because they do not include the underemployed and people who have given up looking because they cannot find jobs.Tracey Mantronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245678384941031100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511873417078060738.post-62976823309590020302010-11-19T17:16:59.007-05:002010-11-19T17:16:59.007-05:00A different thread but something I read in the boo...A different thread but something I read in the book astounded me:<br />page 154 "When the unemployment rate fell below 5.5 or 6%, or seemed headed in that direction, the Fed raised interest rates to inhibit economic growth and by extension, hiring." <br /><br />In light of the unemployment crisis people are suffering under today I cannot believe that the government plays with people's lives in this manner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511873417078060738.post-81025793305393253042010-11-19T14:36:06.957-05:002010-11-19T14:36:06.957-05:00while I understand the sentiment, I would much rat...while I understand the sentiment, I would much rather there be responsible squatting-- where a previously abandoned property is brought back to life and, is some ways, increases in value--than to let it remain an eyesore within a neighborhood. <br />there are times where squatters have rejuvenated neighborhoods in decline, especially when given a chance to be "in the system" and not persecuted or maligned as many "alternative lifestyles" are.<br />in the first place, many people squat because the "rent is too damn high" and not necessarily or primarily because of a "lifestyle" choice.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07194540059113692827noreply@blogger.com