News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on "Americans sense that something is wrong with the places where we live and work".

Re:"Americans sense that something is wrong with the places ... by cturner on Thursday December 16, 2010 @02:46AM (#2011400)
"Even the best streets in the world's best towns can accommodate people of various incomes."

I wonder how the author can say this with a straight face. The only way to prevent clumping into income groups is through the dystopian planning law - which he claims elsewhere to criticise.

If people see cheap housing near where they're friends live, they'll buy it and convert it, and it becomes expensive housing.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:"Americans sense that something is wrong with the places ... by Symmetry on Thursday December 16, 2010 @09:57AM (#2012200)
Really? If you consider that more poeple would be living in and paying rent for the cheap housing than for the expensive housing it isn't obvious that this would all go one way.

I don't think that we can or should try to totally eliminate the variations in income among neighborhoods, but we can stop passing laws that make it worse.

[ Parent | on HN ]