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City zoning is only voted on by the people who currently live there, not the people that would like to live there. They use threats of violence (government forc
by coryrc 11y ago
City zoning is only voted on by the people who currently live there, not the people that would like to live there. They use threats of violence (government force) against property owners that would like to help others move into the city.
I'm not sure how a better solution would be implemented -- allow people to choose which jurisdiction their vote applies to?
- chralieboy 11y agoThat is how representative democracy works. You decide how things work in the area where you live. Imagine if I got to decide how things worked in your neighborhood without living there, that wouldn't be fair. People who _want_ to live somewhere have no rights to it. They are by definition not yet part of the community. That's like allowing job applicants vote on company policy. I'm sure they would want to, but communities are defined by those in them.
- Kalium 11y agoThis works until you can vote to screw your neighbor for your own gain. Then things get messy.
- MBlume 11y agoA lot of the people who would like to live in San Francisco work in San Francisco and have their income taxed by San Francisco. It's kind of frustrating.
- pbreit 11y agoI guess you're referring to payroll taxes which is kind of a stretch.
- MBlume 11y agoHow so?
- pbreit 11y agoWell, obviously income taxes are assesses by where you live, not work. The only thing I could think of is payroll taxes.
- MBlume 11y agoYeah, no https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-income-tax-rate-on-a-100k-salary-in-San-Francisco https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-income-tax-rate-on-a-100k-...
- kelnos 11y agoI get what you're saying, and what you're saying does indeed sound fair to a certain extent. The problem is that it encourages and allows NIMBY attitudes to proliferate, and creates an environment of stagnation. I certainly think we should balance the wishes of current residents, but there has to be limits. I do live in SF, and I'm pissed that other residents are allowed to slow down housing development. SF is turning into a less desirable place for me to live because of the housing crunch... and I'm not even talking about my rent costs. I don't want to live in a city where only high-income people (and entrenched incumbents with ridiculous rent control) can afford to live. The NIMBYs are the problem, here.