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Why is the alt-right NIMBY? Homeowners are NIMBY because their home is their retirement fund, and housing scarcity boosts the value of their home. Anti-developm

• reducesuffering 5y ago
  While some part of the issue is some homeowner's financial interest, I believe that it is mostly lifestyle/neighborhood preservation. They moved there because they like it exactly as it was when they moved there (or otherwise they would've moved to a more developed place), and over years and years things change because our world is dynamic and increasing population-wise. I characterize it as "alt"-right because the right has largely been taken over by Trumpian issues. And the right is generally anti-density and all that it comes with like, rural and suburban areas, cars, and keeping the undesirables away. Trump even had that bill that was about preventing zoning fixes that would "invade the suburbs."[0] [0]https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/23/trumplow-income-housing-suburbs-400155 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/23/trumplow-income-hou...
• slt2021 5y ago
  it is zero sum thinking. the overall pie can increase if you let development in and economy growth, so that everyone is better off. it is sad that NIMBYs dont get it