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I mean, NIMBYs have made it impossible to live in Northern California unless you make a lot of money. 80k for a teacher sounds a lot until you realize that you

• JumpCrisscross 5y ago
  > NIMBYs have made it impossible to live in Northern California unless you make a lot of money At which point the tax base starts rotting. I grew in up the Bay Area. (Among other places.) The clear trend in my high school group: make money, buy a house, move to a lower-tax state (read: any state), pay what you owe for the days you’re in California. Which leaves middle class folks like my parents, one of whom was until recently a bank teller, shouldering the cost for these policies.
• riazrizvi 5y ago
  NIMBY protections have been struck down statewide with the passage of a September law banning single family zoning [1]. I believe pressure to remove Newsom was driven by NIMBYs and real estate investors who wanted to prevent this. So hopefully we will see the housing crisis here ease somewhat. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-market-pandemic-home-price-surge-government-reform-berkeley-berlin-2021-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/housing-market-pandemic-home...
• anonporridge 5y ago
  Inheritance needs to be abolished or severely curtailed. It's weakening society by giving the lazy children of privilege outsized reward and power while making it nearly impossible for motivated, hard working contributors to society the ability to rise up.
  • syshum 5y ago
    Have any actual data support this claim? Because reality generally disagrees with your assessment.