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Senators from West Virginia do not represent the mainstream Democrat views, so let's not cherry pick an example that ended over a decade ago. Instead, let's ha

by enkid 5y ago

Senators from West Virginia do not represent the mainstream Democrat views, so let's not cherry pick an example that ended over a decade ago. Instead, let's have a substantive conversation about policy. What specific policies are you referring to as NIMBY?

zozbot234 5y ago
> let's have a substantive conversation about policy Right, that's what this thread is for. Is there anyone in the "mainstream Democrat" area who actually supports UBI? Who took the step to actually mail COVID relief checks to people with few if any strings attached, Republicans or Democrats?
- enkid 5y ago
  This has nothing to do with my question, and is suggesting that Republicans sent out more stimulus than Democrats when we passed bipartisan bills for stimulus checks under both Republican and Democrat administration. Republicans have continually taken steps to do things like limit unemployment benefits that Democrats have fought for.
ryukafalz 5y ago
Not GP, but: single-family-exclusive zoning for one, which props up home values and is the norm in almost all US suburbs. Who benefits when home prices are high? Who benefits when they're affordable?
- zozbot234 5y ago
  Single family exclusive zoning also drives urban sprawl and the apparent "white flight" from areas that could be host to vibrant diversity. It's amazing how much of what we sometimes take for granted is actually the result of policy failure.
- enkid 5y ago
  Biden is purposing giving tax breaks to cities that stop this practice.[0] How is does this support the other poster's argument? [0] https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/14/zoning-biden-infrastructure-bill-would-curb-single-family-housing/7097434002/ https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/14/zon...
  - ryukafalz 5y ago
    This is a good thing and I support it. Zoning decisions though tend to be more at the local level than the federal level, and I don't think there was much of any federal policy on it until now. Anecdata: my local area leans heavily Democratic, and exclusively single family zoning is the norm almost everywhere around here. (Though thankfully the city I actually live in is mostly an exception.)

by enkid 5y ago

zozbot234 5y ago

> let's have a substantive conversation about policy Right, that's what this thread is for. Is there anyone in the "mainstream Democrat" area who actually supports UBI? Who took the step to actually mail COVID relief checks to people with few if any strings attached, Republicans or Democrats?

enkid 5y ago
This has nothing to do with my question, and is suggesting that Republicans sent out more stimulus than Democrats when we passed bipartisan bills for stimulus checks under both Republican and Democrat administration. Republicans have continually taken steps to do things like limit unemployment benefits that Democrats have fought for.

ryukafalz 5y ago

Not GP, but: single-family-exclusive zoning for one, which props up home values and is the norm in almost all US suburbs. Who benefits when home prices are high? Who benefits when they're affordable?

zozbot234 5y ago
Single family exclusive zoning also drives urban sprawl and the apparent "white flight" from areas that could be host to vibrant diversity. It's amazing how much of what we sometimes take for granted is actually the result of policy failure.
enkid 5y ago
Biden is purposing giving tax breaks to cities that stop this practice.[0] How is does this support the other poster's argument? [0] https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/14/zoning-biden-infrastructure-bill-would-curb-single-family-housing/7097434002/ https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/14/zon...
- ryukafalz 5y ago
  This is a good thing and I support it. Zoning decisions though tend to be more at the local level than the federal level, and I don't think there was much of any federal policy on it until now. Anecdata: my local area leans heavily Democratic, and exclusively single family zoning is the norm almost everywhere around here. (Though thankfully the city I actually live in is mostly an exception.)