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Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by niels_olson on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @05:34PM (#12125109)
Another issue is water: the more people, the more water. No one in California wants that. so the farm lobby can paradoxically be incentivized to vote for housing regulation as long as it doesn't affect their labor costs inland.
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Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by TruthAndDare on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @06:03PM (#12125287)
> the farm lobby can paradoxically be incentivized to vote for housing regulation

Why is it paradoxical? Because they could otherwise have more buyers of their products?

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Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by niels_olson on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @08:12PM (#12125923)
Labor is the biggest cost in almost any enterprise and your labor's housing is their biggest expense. But that doesn't mean the farmer actually has to eat that burden. And, geographically, farm areas surely have less population pressure for housing space.
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Re:Why California is so expensive: It’s not just the weather... by costcopizza on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @07:53PM (#12125830)
Maybe the farm lobby generally supports deregulation legislation and other "pro-business" agenda.
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