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		vonmoltke on March 27, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If You Can’t Afford the Rent, It’s My Problem, Too > If they could move to the corresponding inner suburb on the other side, and pay the same rent, that would be a substantial saving for them, at no cost to anyone else. Why do you assume they would want to? I don't want to move every time I switch to a job in a different part of town.

lmm on March 28, 2019 [–]

> Why do you assume they would want to?

Because commuting is unpleasant.

> I don't want to move every time I switch to a job in a different part of town.

Then don't! It should be a free choice. You shouldn't get special tax treatment for moving, you shouldn't get special tax treatment for staying still.

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