This doesn't fight gentrification, it is gentrification. The people who would be able to pay into this scheme aren't the types who need to worry about their neighbourhood becoming so 'improved' that they can't afford to live there anymore.
Also, their music sounds the way it does because the band got really drunk one night, spilled beer on the amp and it caught fire, and after that it had a really cool sound.
I got in just before the housing market exploded in my area. As long as I don't move, it'll be paid off before I hit retirement age. Whether or not I can retire is another story, but with the house paid off, I might be able to get away with part time or consulting or something.
For me, it's the fact that once my mortgage is paid off, I only have to worry about property taxes and utilities to keep a roof over my head. Worst case, it's an asset that I can either leverage or sell if I really need to.
Alternate take: Since this happened before he was president, it's less likely to get quashed by scotus with the presidential immunity argument
Ah yes, because everybody once they reach the age of 18 have their entire personality set in stone never to change again for the rest of their lives.
Maybe we should just drop him in a volcano because he admitted that at one point he was anti-LGBTQ? What then is the point in even trying to convince others to change their ways if we're only going to ostracize them based on their previous worldview?
I was also raised catholic, and am now atheist mostly because the church itself can't even seem to manage one of the three, let alone all of them. Even on a personal level, penance is just mouthing some prayers in an empty church, there's no real requirement after confession to go make it right
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