> I think it is something that needs to be approached gradually. With lots of discussion. Universal health care is a good start. Universal housing, perhaps, next?
If schools are free and that means supplies and fees included, health care is free and that includes all meds, minimal food, housing is available at no cost,
what else is needed? Free basic transportation?
I would favor making essentials like schools, housing, public transit free. I believe that restraints on urban sprawl, unrecyclable goods, fossil fuels, addictive drugs–things that hurt society and the environment must become more controlled substances. […]
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