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> “There’s no silver bullet to solving the housing crisis” Luckily, there IS a silver bullet: live in areas with low cost of living, which is most areas in the
by TedShiller 4y ago
> “There’s no silver bullet to solving the housing crisis”
Luckily, there IS a silver bullet: live in areas with low cost of living, which is most areas in the country
- mjevans 4y agoThere aren't enough dwellings near the jobs. That's the whole problem.
- nemo44x 4y agoIn many places there are. But they aren’t in the best places or where someone thinks they deserve to live. I’m not saying we don’t need to build more, but people need to come to grips with what they can afford and what that means for their location.
- dymk 4y agoThe author works from home, that’s not a problem here
- rightbyte 4y agoI kinda not jokingly would suggest that there are available jobs because there is not enough housing. I.e. there is a big worker churn due to untenable living costs. It is easier to get jobs since a lot of people give up and move. Dunno how strong this effect is though ...
- lmm 4y agoChurn doesn't create new jobs. In depopulated places like the rust belt, the problem isn't that all the jobs are filled by people with stable 20-year careers, the problem is there aren't any jobs period.
- layoric 4y agoThat might work for some but moving away from common infrastructure creates other problems. I found this video [0] a decent dive into issues and possible long term solutions. None quick or easy but I think are most likely to succeed in a lot of places. [0] https://youtu.be/sKudSeqHSJk https://youtu.be/sKudSeqHSJk
- senectus1 4y agoI dont agree. The cost of pushing infrastructure and services out to the country is a lot more expensive and less efficient than high density housing in cities.