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It is equal opportunity. As per the proposal, if the person cannot afford it, the state arranges for their residence, which specifically is prison.




Will this residence be the same quality as the highest quality residence currently employed to imprison someone?

Ah, yes, "equal opportunity".

The rich and the poor alike are forbidden from sleeping under bridges!

Everyone has exactly the same opportunity to invest in the stock market and make high returns!

Y'know, aside from the pesky fact that a large percentage of Americans have no savings—not because they are feckless and irresponsible with their money, but because wages have not risen to match expenses over the course of several decades.

And the pesky fact that poverty among marginalized groups is disproportionately much higher than among able-bodied white men.

Yes, truly everyone has exactly the same opportunities in this great country of ours!




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