Thursday, February 16, 2012

Comment on "Unique condo tower proposed for Vancouver downtown"

While the issue of the rich buying up all the living space and selling or renting it back to working people and profiting from our poverty is important, whether the condo owners are of European origin (maybe a few generations back) or Asian origin (maybe more recently) is besides the point.
The many comments against 'offshore' owners are hypocritical and racist. The vast majority of occupants of this region came from 'offshore', either across the Atlantic or Pacific (and well before that, across the Bering Strait).
Picking a scapegoat based on place of origin, appearance, language, etc. is ignorant. The affordable housing problem is caused by the disparity of wealth and power.



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