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There's nothing natural about zoning restrictions. Those are designed to keep people out. Especially working class people. They get to live very far away from w

There's nothing natural about zoning restrictions. Those are designed to keep people out. Especially working class people. They get to live very far away from where their services are needed in some extreme cases. Fix the policy and house prices will drop. That creates a new problem of course for those who then end up with a Mortage that is under water. That's the real reason the policy does not get fixed.

mschuster91 5y ago
Zoning restrictions make sense - without them, rabid capitalism takes over, and the only thing that matters is extracting the maximum profit out of any given piece of land. That in turn means no green anymore, ugly AF buildings (especially high-rises), a severe issue with traffic because public transport usually isn't even in the picture and the existing roads can't take up the traffic resulting from the newer density, and as a result of that a whole ugly neighborhood with no quality of life for the inmates. If you want an example just how ugly a city can turn out, just visit Frankfurt. Thanks but no thanks. I'd rather like if people can move towards rural areas where possible.
- KptMarchewa 5y ago
  >I'd rather like if people can move towards rural areas where possible. That's counterproductive. Infrastructure for rural areas costs way, way more.