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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by zhoujianfu on Monday December 02, 2019 @11:34AM (#21683963)
Yeah, I think it’s silly when people complain about developers not building affordable housing.

Nobody expects car manufacturers to build new run-down clunkers they sell for $200... they build new cars and people who can’t afford them generally buy cheap used ones!

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Re:Oakland shows how to expand housing supply: tell develope... by mywittyname on Monday December 02, 2019 @01:14PM (#21685064)
People complain about the lack of cheap new cars too. They also ignore the fact that a nicer used vehicle is a better value than a new cheap one.

Houses are the same way. A nice house built in the 80s is going to be way better than a cheap house built today. Outdated looking quality construction > modern looking cheap crap.

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