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> There's an argument to be made that it's in the public interest to allow for at least some units to be made available that are affordable to someone on a teac
by nicoburns 5y ago
> There's an argument to be made that it's in the public interest to allow for at least some units to be made available that are affordable to someone on a teacher's salary.
I think there’s a good argument to be made that we shouldn’t do that: as it amounts to a government subsidy for that particular family or individual without solving the overall problem.
I think it makes much more sense for the government to build high quality housing, not sell it at all but rent it out, and use the income stream to fund further house building.
- lupire 5y ago> rent it out, and use the income stream to fund further house building. How about they outsource that to private industry professionals on an open, competitive basis, in exchange for a profit sharing arrangement? Hmm...
- ajmurmann 5y agoAnd make it much easier to build. But that so conflicts with hyper-local (perceived, short-term) interests of the type of people who show up to community meetings who are concerned their home values will go down.
- rdtwo 5y agoI think the real argument is that we need to pay teachers enough to afford housing