Socially advanced Vs Greed

January 15, 2008

This complex in Vienna (Alt-erlaa) houses some 10,000 low-income residence, it includes a range of 1, 2, 3 & 4 bedroom housing, all with views over parkland areas with playgrounds, sports grounds, tennis courts, gyms, saunas, pools (both in door and out door on the roofs), ample parking, schools, medical centres, shops, restaurants, a metro station and it’s own TV station.

Alt-erlaa housing complex in Vienna
Photo: Alt-erlaa Vienna

When you look at these photos you will notice also there is no litter, no graffiti, no car wrecks, the place is obviously well looked after and I’m betting there is very little crime. So the question is, in the long run who benefits here, the few or the many… you’d think any democratic nation would embrace such a system yet so few do and curiously all of them are in Europe, sad to say Australia’s not one of them.

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Alt-erlaa housing complex in Vienna
Photo: Alt-erlaa Vienna

A picture is worth a 1,000 words, there are decisions to be made, the left fork goes uphill, it’s requires initially some thought, some effort and some sacrifice but has the higher moral ground. The other fork goes right, it’s a downhill run, requires almost no effort, almost no sacrifice and is not concerned about moral ground… just bottom line.

Alt-erlaa housing complex in Vienna
Photo: Alt-erlaa Vienna

Photo: Alt-erlaa Vienna

The belief that Capitalism won the war over Communism is about as valid as the war on Drugs or the war on Terror… in all cases only a minority win. I read once how a guy in New York earns more in 1 year than all the 80,000 odd teachers earn in 3 years in the same area, yet their qualifications are much the same.

Alt-erlaa housing complex in Vienna
Photo: Alt-erlaa Vienna