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> There’s a limited supply in highly desirable locations because they’re highly desirable. That's literally what a shortage is. This is like saying, "there's n

> There’s a limited supply in highly desirable locations because they’re highly desirable. That's literally what a shortage is. This is like saying, "there's no shortage of chips, people just need to buy less electronics." > Nobody is obligated to destroy their own community to accommodate the interests of rent-seeking land developers and people who don’t live there. The real rent-seeking behavior is curbing the supply of housing to drive up one's property values. "Rent-seeking behavior" is not very aptly named. A developer that builds a high rise apartment that rents to dozens of households is improving the use of land and expanding housing availability. A homeowner that keeps shooting down development proposals is not improving housing availability. The latter is the real rent-seeking behavior.

teakettle42 5y ago
> That's literally what a shortage is. This is like saying, "there's no shortage of chips, people just need to buy less electronics." Not being able to buy a $100k car doesn’t mean there’s a car shortage, and not being able to buy a home in Boulder doesn’t mean there’s a housing shortage. There’s plenty of housing. Folks aren’t homeless for lack of affordable housing. > The latter is the real rent-seeking behavior. The propaganda coup of real-estate investors is astounding. They have people like you advocating for their ability to extract rent in perpetuity as if it was a moral imperative. Meanwhile, you think the individuals that own a home and enjoy being a part of their community are the bad actors. It’s truly amazing what they’ve managed to convince people like you of.
- cuteboy19 5y ago
  You can do whatever you want with your own home. But when you start criminalizing the victimless act of building a bigger house, that is where a line is crossed.
- Manuel_D 5y ago
  > Not being able to buy a $100k car doesn’t mean there’s a car shortage, and not being able to buy a home in Boulder doesn’t mean there’s a housing shortage. It means there's a housing shortage in Boulder. The car analogy is not effective because a Camry does the exact same thing as a BMW. But a house in Oklahoma doesn't help you if your job is in Boulder.

teakettle42 5y ago

> That's literally what a shortage is. This is like saying, "there's no shortage of chips, people just need to buy less electronics." Not being able to buy a $100k car doesn’t mean there’s a car shortage, and not being able to buy a home in Boulder doesn’t mean there’s a housing shortage. There’s plenty of housing. Folks aren’t homeless for lack of affordable housing. > The latter is the real rent-seeking behavior. The propaganda coup of real-estate investors is astounding. They have people like you advocating for their ability to extract rent in perpetuity as if it was a moral imperative. Meanwhile, you think the individuals that own a home and enjoy being a part of their community are the bad actors. It’s truly amazing what they’ve managed to convince people like you of.

cuteboy19 5y ago
You can do whatever you want with your own home. But when you start criminalizing the victimless act of building a bigger house, that is where a line is crossed.
Manuel_D 5y ago
> Not being able to buy a $100k car doesn’t mean there’s a car shortage, and not being able to buy a home in Boulder doesn’t mean there’s a housing shortage. It means there's a housing shortage in Boulder. The car analogy is not effective because a Camry does the exact same thing as a BMW. But a house in Oklahoma doesn't help you if your job is in Boulder.