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I don't know that there is much the government can do Real estate is much of the cost keeping childcare high, particularly in big cities, which is to say left-
by jseliger 5y ago
I don't know that there is much the government can do
Real estate is much of the cost keeping childcare high, particularly in big cities, which is to say left-leaning cities, and some movement is afoot to address this problem: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/opinion/supply-side-progressivism.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/opinion/supply-side-progr....
If cost of housing for the workers themselves is high, they'll also be forced to demand higher wages to compensate: https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue/the-housing-theory-of-everything https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue/the-housing-theory-of-e...
- jeromegv 5y agoI think a lot of people are now classifying NIMBY people as conservative, after all, they are advocating for the status quo and increase value of their personal property.
- MichaelBurge 5y agoI don't think people care about property values. Otherwise they'd petition to have their house rezoned as high-density commercial/industrial, since properties with good zoning sell for a lot more.