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New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:25:04 +0000

In Amsterdam that is only for the homeless. The people living on the streets.

Sounds like you just don’t know Dutch law and options at all tbh.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:44:05 +0000

Not near Amsterdam

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:43:42 +0000

These people are locals. They are living there for years sometimes decades

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:43:14 +0000

A billionaire buying up housing can do a lot more damage than a persons drifting through town

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:42:24 +0000

Make it so people who live there can vote

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:41:00 +0000

You mean French.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:39:27 +0000

Meal deals and Döner Kebab are junk food

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:38:15 +0000

I’m not talking about nomads. I’m talking about people who live there for years, sometimes decades

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:36:20 +0000

By allowing them to register as citizens of that city

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:35:03 +0000

> You can also go to city hall and give a temporary address.

You can not. That is not how it works.

Sounds like you just don’t know Dutch law and options at all tbh.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:02:31 +0000

I don't have sources but for cities like Amsterdam I wouldn't be surprised if 5% of the population isn't registered with the municipality for various reasons. But have been living there for years. Plenty of people I know would sublet empty rooms of their social housing apartment, which is highly illegal but for some people the only way to find a place to stay. But you obviously can't register because then the person subletting would be kicked out.

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systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:01:48 +0000

In The Netherlands it is illegal to be register at an address you don't live at.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 16:00:51 +0000

There people have residency, they just don't live in a stable form of housing that allows them to register as living in the city. But some of them have lived in the city for years.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:58:11 +0000

A yes, why didn't I think of that! Let me just completely ignore the broken housing market, the 15+ year waiting list for social housing and scrape together... lets checks... €400k for a small appartement with a 45 minute commute to work.

Do you have any clue how privileged you sound here? This is peak "have you tried not being poor" attitude.

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systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:56:39 +0000

The $4 lunch bowls in Japan are indeed full nutritional lunches.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:55:41 +0000

That is only possible with stable and legal housing. Not everyone is privileged to be in that situation, especially not with the housing market in many countries.

With your thinking you are creating a class of subhumans where you enjoy the benefits of their labour but you are not allowing them to vote. Like African Americans in the US not that long ago.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:53:42 +0000

Then change the fucking system so that people who have been living in a city for years can legally do so. Or kick them out. But don't have this vague system of sub-humans that are not allowed to influence their surroundings by voting.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:49:51 +0000

Thank you. I know people who have lived in Amsterdam for over five years but can't vote for local politics because of their legal status or because they are illegally subletting due to the shitty housing market in The Netherlands.

Don't complain about people not being engaged with local politics if you don't allow them to vote.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:47:51 +0000

A sandwich, snack or Döner Kebab is not a full nutritional lunch.

New comment by systemtest in "America could have $4 lunch bowls like Japan but for zoning laws"

systemtest — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:47:03 +0000

It's by design that only people with stable housing can vote? I bet you loved pre-1965 America.