Let's build houses for people, not cars

Re:Let's build houses for people, not cars by bobthepanda on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @01:27PM (#20812270)

The problem with legislating middle class comfort as the minimum is that it prices out poor people, since poor people can rarely afford new-build as it is.

(Effectively) banning SROs in many localities did nothing to improve poor living standards, and probably made them worse since choice was now between being on the street or being in illegally subdivided SROs.

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Re:Let's build houses for people, not cars by cameronbrown on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @01:55PM (#20812576)

I'm not talking about `middle-class comfort`, nor am I a fan of NIMBYs. Having a family home should not be middle class. To work towards that there needs to be extensive de-regulation of the housing zones. I just thing putting people in boxes will make the situation worse.

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Re:Let's build houses for people, not cars by Dan_JiuJitsu on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @02:11PM (#20812736)

It's not a right to live in the most desirable area of the country. If you can't afford to live somewhere you desire, your options are: A: Suck it up. B: Increase the amount of money you take in in order to afford the luxury you desire.

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