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Re:Who caused the Bay Area’s housing shortage? by wjnqx on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @02:53AM (#16808677)
The technology-based economy extracts value from the rapid information exchange that takes place in cities full of highly-educated people. That doesn't exist in York, PA. Google et al. know that if they moved, their rate of innovation would falter, along with their revenue.

>Most people in CA feel the same way

What? Citation?

>being nativist is in vogue these days

You're not a nativist. If you were, you'd want a place for people like me who were born here. Instead, you're more than willing to kick us out for the sake of your own financial well-being. You're just a selfish beneficiary of the pyramid scheme that is the American housing market.

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Re:Who caused the Bay Area’s housing shortage? by nontechdude1 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @01:38PM (#16813474)
Give me your stock options. You're just a selfish beneficiary of the pyramid scheme that is the US technology industry.
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Re:Who caused the Bay Area’s housing shortage? by wjnqx on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @02:14PM (#16813843)
I'm a UC student on Pell grants. My parents were priced out of owning a home in their metro area.

What is wrong with you? What destroyed your empathy, compassion, and hope?

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Re:Who caused the Bay Area’s housing shortage? by nontechdude1 on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @04:31PM (#16815270)
I was trying to be provocative. I'm just saying, politics is a sensitive subject, and to you, "equalizing property taxes" might seem righteous, but in reality it could mean someone else losing their home. I think prop 13 is grounded in sound principles.

There are ways to dramatically increase the housing supply that I think we should be working on and it seems like the state is doing that.

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