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all housing posts on HN can be summarized with this without reading any of the comments all housing posts have the following discussions 1. housing shouldn't b
by apwell23 2y ago
all housing posts on HN can be summarized with this without reading any of the comments
all housing posts have the following discussions
1. housing shouldn't be an investment
2. 'local democracy' always turns into nimby
3. something about gentrification
4. something about govt incentives/disincentives: don't give tax breaks for homeowners, tax second home ownership ect .
5. something about airbnb
6. some comparisons with europe/denmark
pls let me know if i need to add anything to list
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40286434 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40286434
- kerkeslager 2y agoThe fact that your response to real solutions is to list them dismissively underscores why we need to continue to say these things.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- lotsoweiners 2y agoI think you’re missing his point that yelling the same ideas into the void (internet) ad nauseam doesn’t really help solve anything or implement these solutions. Each one of the items the poster listed are very difficult to implement and just fixing one thing isn’t going to move the needle noticeably.
- kerkeslager 2y agoWhat's your theory of how change happens in a democracy? Assuming we aren't giving up on democracy, my theory of how change happens in a democracy is that it starts with changing people's minds.
- suroot 2y ago[dead]