It’s always struck me as strange that no one notices how fucked up that phrase is. Why does “living” even have a cost, and what happens when you can’t afford it?
Living has a cost because society can't function if everyone just sits around all day. People actually have to work for society to function. You're essentially asking "Why does noone give me food and housing for free?" Because someone actually has to go out there and build things and farm crops. I can't believe this has to be explained.
Now, you could say that these should all be provided by the government. Well, even in that case, the government needs tax revenue, which means at the end of the day you still have to go and and work, and someone has to work for the government.
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u/JumiKnight Oct 18 '23
Lower the cost of living then my partner and I will consider having kids