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There are competing interests at play Those competing interests feed into the supply and demand curve. Those who don't want new development, for reasons of ne
by thwarted 10y ago
There are competing interests at play
Those competing interests feed into the supply and demand curve. Those who don't want new development, for reasons of neighborhood character, density, whathaveyou, increase demand for not building. Those who claim they want new building, but only if it's "affordable" (whatever that actually looks like when it's built, I'm unable to determine a solid answer on) have high demand on a specific kind of housing, and low demand on another kind. People who want luxury residences would be satisfied by a different kind of supply than those who want low-income housing.
- intopieces 10y agoAbsolutely they do. This is precisely the point I've attempted to make -- if you can find me an Econ 101 book that takes into account the particular political predilections of individual San Francisco neighborhoods, I'll donate $20 to the charity of your choice. Until then, I contend the Econ 101 meme is totally insufficient. There is no "just build housing." There is only a complex intersection of need, desire, and will that changes by the seasons. Let's acknowledge those and work towards a compromise instead of calling the other side stupid. That argument is lazy.