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Look beyond a five or ten year time horizon. More housing has been built continuously in the US for hundreds of years. Berkeley has existed for more than 150 ye
by 7e 3y ago
Look beyond a five or ten year time horizon. More housing has been built continuously in the US for hundreds of years. Berkeley has existed for more than 150 yesrs. Did all of this building lower prices? No. It just encouraged people to have more children or to move into an area. Prices then move back up to the equilibrium point.
- tekla 3y agohttps://www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/many-rural-americans-are-still-left-behind/ https://www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/many-rural-americans-are-s... Your point?
- aqme28 3y agoIf anything, building more housing reduces slums. edit: The parent comment was edited after my reply, so now mine is a nonsequitor
- jvanderbot 3y agoRemoving blockers to having more children and opening up more availability for people to move into their desired areas are good things.
- aqme28 3y agoBut we need people to have children. Discouraging people from having children by limiting the housing stock would be terrible for the economy and for people.
- analognoise 3y agoThe “Most Dystopian Point” award goes to… Worst infant mortality, no healthcare, infinite wars every 20 years, dual incomes required, forever chemicals, highly processed food, no mandated maternity leave, wealth disparity worse than the French Revolution, on and on and on. Maybe we SHOULD destroy the economy ?
- aqme28 3y agoI just think that depopulation via restricting housing would make things a lot worse than any dystopia we’re currently facing
- analognoise 3y agoThat’s an excellent point.