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> I agree that the basic human need of shelter should be more affordable. Affordable where? In West Texas or in Paris? Today, Paris' population is ~2M and the
by RestlessMind 6y ago
> I agree that the basic human need of shelter should be more affordable.
Affordable where? In West Texas or in Paris? Today, Paris' population is ~2M and the residential buildings cannot be taller than 50m by law. If 10M people want to live there, is it a "basic human right" to build 10M homes for them by replacing existing Parisian building by skyscrapers? What will that do to the existing fabric/culture of the city, and who gets to decide what is allowed? Existing residents or the would-be residents?
- PoachedSausage 6y agoPerhaps the question isn't where but when. 40 years ago my parents were able to buy a large modern home for about 3 times times one of their salaries. For young people today it is more like 6 - 10 times the combined salaries of two people.
- RestlessMind 6y agoWhere did your parents live? In mid-west or in suburbs or in Manhattan? Where are young people living today and are those similar locations as their parents?