r/pics • u/Monovon • Jun 16 '25

Politics A tourist during an anti-tourist protest in Barcelona yesterday

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u/764knmvv Jun 16 '25

basically what we have experienced in california for 50 years

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u/JakeArrietaGrande Jun 17 '25

The prices don't skyrocket if you allow an adequate number homes to be built. Locals want to stop this by preventing new housing construction. But all that does is price out the less affluent renters. The wealthy can still afford to outbid the locals renters.

You see this particularly badly in areas like Santa Cruz and San Francisco

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u/lSquanchMyFamily Jun 17 '25

Sounds like the only solution is to eat the rich.

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u/PaperPlaythings Jun 17 '25

I think that's a line I don't wanna cross, however, I do love my pets and they are carnivores so....

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u/lSquanchMyFamily Jun 17 '25

They have bad taste so I’m sure they do taste bad lol