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> Introduce laws that make it harder to (legally) build housing. Note that much of New York would be illegal to build today, for instance. This really, really
by 3fe9a03ccd14ca5 7y ago
> Introduce laws that make it harder to (legally) build housing. Note that much of New York would be illegal to build today, for instance.
This really, really bothers me. The fact that we let our elected officials blame everybody else except them is part of the problem.
They’re interesting in preserving their power (via ask-first permitting and other laws and red tape). They’re not at ALL interested in increasing the supply of housing. Don’t believe them and vote out every single one that lies to you.
- triceratops 7y ago> The fact that we let our elected officials blame everybody else except them is part of the problem. The fact that they're "elected" should be a clue as to why they act the way they do. They believe (rightly or wrongly) that acting any other way will lose them the next election.
- dep_b 7y agoOne of the princes in Holland has over 500 properties in Amsterdam, fat chance anybody would propose something that would hurt that investment.