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If that means middle income families or starters are not able to buy those houses, and the investors driving the prices up. Then yes, it’s a problem.

keewee7 5y ago
Why should middle income families be able to buy property in some of the wealthiest and most expensive cities in the world? There is suburbs for that.
- bsksi 5y ago
  Suburbs? What do you think we are, Americans?
  - keewee7 5y ago
    I'm Danish and we call it "forstad". It's pretty much the same as a suburb. https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forstad https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forstad
    - bsksi 5y ago
      I know they exist. What I'm saying is that European cities are built around the idea of people being able to live in walking distance of... Everything. Suburbs here exist for snobs and assholes.
      - maccolgan 5y ago
        Who are you speaking on behalf of?
        bsksi 5y ago
        Like everybody else who posts comments on the internet, myself. Did I give the impression I was speaking on behalf of someone else?
- leoedin 5y ago
  The problem of inflated house prices extends to the suburbs and beyond
- mcv 5y ago
  The fact that those cities are so expensive is exactly the problem. Those cities are healthier if they have a healthy mix of different population groups. I live in Amsterdam and would hate to see it become a rich people's ghetto, though it's definitely at risk of that happening. Maybe it already is.
- II2II 5y ago
  Where are the people who work in those cities supposed to live? Are they expected to commute an hour a day, diminishing their earning potential and increasing their expenses? People in the wealthiest cities also tend to have access to more resources, due to the concentration and diversity of the population. Denying low and middle income families access also diminishes their potential, while diminishing the potential of cities through the reduction of diversity. At best, this sounds an argument to hold people back. At worse, it sound like an argument to push people down.

keewee7 5y ago

Why should middle income families be able to buy property in some of the wealthiest and most expensive cities in the world? There is suburbs for that.

bsksi 5y ago
Suburbs? What do you think we are, Americans?
- keewee7 5y ago
  I'm Danish and we call it "forstad". It's pretty much the same as a suburb. https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forstad https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forstad
  - bsksi 5y ago
    I know they exist. What I'm saying is that European cities are built around the idea of people being able to live in walking distance of... Everything. Suburbs here exist for snobs and assholes.
    - maccolgan 5y ago
      Who are you speaking on behalf of?
      - bsksi 5y ago
        Like everybody else who posts comments on the internet, myself. Did I give the impression I was speaking on behalf of someone else?
leoedin 5y ago
The problem of inflated house prices extends to the suburbs and beyond
mcv 5y ago
The fact that those cities are so expensive is exactly the problem. Those cities are healthier if they have a healthy mix of different population groups. I live in Amsterdam and would hate to see it become a rich people's ghetto, though it's definitely at risk of that happening. Maybe it already is.
II2II 5y ago
Where are the people who work in those cities supposed to live? Are they expected to commute an hour a day, diminishing their earning potential and increasing their expenses? People in the wealthiest cities also tend to have access to more resources, due to the concentration and diversity of the population. Denying low and middle income families access also diminishes their potential, while diminishing the potential of cities through the reduction of diversity. At best, this sounds an argument to hold people back. At worse, it sound like an argument to push people down.