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> There is a reason why we have zoning laws: To protect housing for people. Really? In practice it looks more like zoning laws exist so NIMBYs can increase the
by fkyoureadthedoc 1y ago
> There is a reason why we have zoning laws: To protect housing for people.
Really? In practice it looks more like zoning laws exist so NIMBYs can increase their property value and keep black people away.
- MyPasswordSucks 1y agoYou should probably consume less sensationalist activist propaganda and spend more time delving into the actual unglamorous history of how, where, when, and why they came about. Chesterton's Fence [1] is a very relevant concept here. Can cars be used as a weapon? Yes. Was Henry Ford a racist antisemite? Also yes. Do cars exist so people can run over Jews and minorities? No. (Family Guy cutaway aside) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_fence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._K._Chesterton#Chesterton's_...
- fkyoureadthedoc 1y agoDon't have to consume any propaganda. I just need to look at the zoning in my town and the shitty actions of my own HOA
- ethbr1 1y agoI would recommend not living anywhere with an HOA. Hell is your unqualified neighbors pretending they're lawyers.
- BLenkomo 1y agoI don't know what you mean referencing black people. The zoning laws i mean are: commercial vs. non commercial vs. heavy industry (loud, safety requirements).
- fkyoureadthedoc 1y agoZoning isn't as simple as that though. Zoning laws can restrict neighborhoods to with height limits, density limits, large minimum lot sizes, single family homes only, etc, with the aim of prohibiting affordable housing for undesirables.