Really? Because over here in this western democracy, we've got employment contracts and renter protections that make the first two impossible.
I also find it hilarious to place a Facebook ban on the same level as unemployed homelessness.
Renter protections in the UK are worth fuck all. You might have a 12 month contract, but if the landlord wants you gone they just choose not to renew.
You either suck the landlords dick or start looking for a new landlords dick to suck.
Anyone that thinks otherwise has clearly never been a tennant, the balance of power is almost completely one sided.
Renter protection in the Netherlands is pretty great. Once a rental contract is renewed, it automatically becomes a contract with no fixed term. If your landlord wants you out after that 1 chance, they'll have to get a judge to approve it.
This is just as dumb as GOPers bitching about cancel culture.
Daily reminder that not every state has the same work/renters protections
Is there some other location/system that is different?
The UK used to have plentiful stock of social housing. Great building quality with affordable rents. This was the standard way people would attain their accommodation.
Unfortunately the government chose to sell it off in the 80's and failed to replenish the supply in line with the growing population, causing the next generation a need to rely upon parasitic landlords.
Not really… Being poor is highly penalized. Free to get a job and pay taxes.
It's not as free of a country as you think.
