Obama and the Beach House Loopholes

[Boiler 46,096]

https://www.propublica.org/article/obama-and-the-beach-house-loopholes

 

Although Hawaii has laws meant to preserve disappearing shorelines, beachfront property owners have been able to bypass them. That’s what happened at an expansive coastal estate officials say the Obamas will live in.

 

A long ish article that yet again demonstrates the rules for thee but not for me.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,382]

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

https://www.propublica.org/article/obama-and-the-beach-house-loopholes

 

Although Hawaii has laws meant to preserve disappearing shorelines, beachfront property owners have been able to bypass them. That’s what happened at an expansive coastal estate officials say the Obamas will live in.

 

A long ish article that yet again demonstrates the rules for thee but not for me.

Wow they have done good for a couple of community organizers,  who only held govt jobs

[laylalex 7,300]

It's an effect of living in a capitalist society. Everything has a price, which doesn't always match its value. 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

Outta the way nature, we've got environmentalism to push..

 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

35 minutes ago, laylalex said:

It's an effect of living in a capitalist society. Everything has a price, which doesn't always match its value. 

is it?  Don't socialist societies face the same issues?  

[Dashinka 24,791]

16 minutes ago, Voice of Reason said:

is it?  Don't socialist societies face the same issues?  

But in a socialist society, there are much fewer people that are afforded these luxuries.  Only the truly important “leaders” get this and the state pays for it.