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How are you defining "doing alright"...?

• boston_clone 5mo ago
  Have you been to Paris recently? Great food, tons of bike and rail infra, 35 hour work week, strong social safety nets, lower than average rate of violent crime, wide consideration as the preeminent destination for fashion and art, etc. etc.
  • Schiendelman 5mo ago
    Right - for the people who can afford to live there. That's dramatically artificially limited, the people who aren't rich don't get many of those things.
    • boston_clone 5mo ago
      Rent control helps, from what I remember. but I imagine you may be looking from the perspective of purchasing a home (in which yes - pricey!)
      • Schiendelman 5mo ago
        Rent control doesn't change how many people get to live there, just swaps some people for others. And usually hinders housing production, reducing that number more over time.