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>Owners win because we live in capitalist society

NYC exists under the same capitalist system as SF or LA or wherever.

Nothing you have described (need to drive, no clean water, etc.) applies to NYC.

Therefore, your gripes aren't caused by the capitalist system you are blaming.

I guess one can say it's a similar system. But, while definitions might differ, I'm not sure how capitalist I would call one of the largest government run subway systems in the world [0], half century long water tunneling projects [1] or the longest running rent control system in the US [2].

[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/timothylee/2012/06/03/infrastru... [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/10/nyregion/10tunnel.html [2] http://www.tenant.net/Oversight/50yrRentReg/history.html

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