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Yeah I'm on the side of the residents that have lived there for a long time and want to keep it low density single family. Surely they have more rights that pe
by rb808 9y ago
Yeah I'm on the side of the residents that have lived there for a long time and want to keep it low density single family.
Surely they have more rights that people moving to the bay area. If they want to keep things as they are that should be all that counts.
Yes replacing these suburbs with medium or high density housing will temporarily reduce prices and allow more people to move there but why should current residents have to sacrifice their lifestyle?
- erwtuif 9y agoBecause the Bay Area holds opportunities for people that other places don't (Google Raj Chetty et al's work). Barring people from the area because you can't take change - not cool.
- aeorgnoieang 9y agoDo you feel the same way about national or state level immigration? > If they want to keep things as they are that should be all that counts. I'm of many minds about both your original statement as well as, to me, the obviously related immigration issues. There's no obvious right answer, to me. Conflict is inevitable!
- closeparen 9y agoWhy should rich people have to pay taxes? If people who have had money for a long time want to keep things as they are, that should be all that counts. Yes raising taxes might let us build some public infrastructure that will be useful for a little while, but why should rich people have to sacrifice their lifestyle?
- TulliusCicero 9y ago"Why should I have to live near a homeless shelter? Gross, homeless people." "Why should I have to recycle? The environment? Pffff." "Why should we let in immigrants and compromise our lifestyle? Build the wall!"
- TulliusCicero 9y agoAmerica: "We need more decent jobs! There are hardly any good jobs these days!" Also America: "Why do people keep trying to move to where the few good jobs are?? Ugh, stupid entitled millennials!"