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> I wish we could have conversations about things like this which are based in reality and not some fear of a macguffin enemy trying to "keep the poor from exis
by HDThoreaun 2y ago
> I wish we could have conversations about things like this which are based in reality and not some fear of a macguffin enemy trying to "keep the poor from existing".
There is no other explanation for what exclusive zoning is. By banning the only form of housing poor people can afford you are attempting to "keep the poor from existing". Sure, land prices follow supply and demand so land in expensive places is expensive. But it turns out that we can build many housing units on not much land and amortize the land cost so that even the poor can afford expensive areas, if only it were legal.
- kulahan 2y agoThere are dozens of explanations, and if you truly believe this is the one singular reason that can be true, you haven’t thought very deeply about this topic. One to get you started: even the poor have a right to a home that isn’t infested with the fumes of manufacturing. You don’t need to be rich to see the benefit of not allowing slaughterhouses in the middle of section 8 housing, surely?
- HDThoreaun 2y agoexclusive zoning is banning certain types of housing. Not slaughterhouses. And no. I do not believe it is moral to ban certain types of housing, other than unsafe. If you want to build safe housing on your land and your neighbors stop you they are saying poor people are not allowed to exist in their neighborhood.
- oblio 2y agoLOL. That's easily solvable by bunching up related uses: residential with offices, small businesses, etc. Industry would obviously be separated.