On the one hand we have douchebag billionaires…
On the other, teachers who cannot afford to house themselves and are forced to leave teaching.
This is capitalism functioning exactly as designed.
More:
“I have tried buying a house, but I have a single income teacher’s salary and I have not found anything that the banks will support me buying.”
Teachers back call for restoration of eviction ban
This government is an abject failure and an embarrassment and the housing situation in Ireland is untenable. I’d say it’s at the point where the #EU should be getting involved on #HumanRights grounds.
@aral @EU_Commission #Husing in #Ireland is just absurdly overpriced.
A friend of mine pays like €1.500 p.m. for a room in a suburb.
For comparison: You might get 2 vedroom rooftop apartment in the Center of Cologne for that.
@aral @EU_Commission But maybe it's because most cities in Germany had (until 20 years ago) public-owned and/or cooperative housing & development forms that were solely founded post-WW2 to build affordable housing for the masses.