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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
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Real estate development tends to be done on loan. Before the decision to buildi a house is made, it is pitched to the lenders. The lenders also lended mortgages for other houses in the area and own a few, they want values to go up. The lenders approve the more expensive developments expected to increase real estate prices, not the lower income housing. The lenders can always choose a different developer to give the money to, the one that will pitch the higher perceived value development.