Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: HOA Dues Structures

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

I meant to put a note at the top of that last post to say, yes it is long but 
please read it. I think the Piketty’s research is ground-breaking and 
encouraging in laying out what all of us can do to correct inequality.

Another example he cites is that when people are required to work with people 
different than themselves, they do have more positive evaluations of them. In 
India a certain number of seats are set aside in government for women and 
groups that are underprivileged in a particular area. The political parties 
have to fill those seats with people who represent those groups. 

And it works in terms of changing attitudes, I suspect much faster than 
workshops on cultural understanding. It think those are important and can be 
helpful but in terms of correcting the injustices in our society, going 
straight the things you can measure is more effective.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines, Washington DC
Takoma Village Cohousing

“The rent eats first.” 
— Matthew Desmond in Eviction