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Re:Abandoned stores, empty homes: why San Francisco's boom l... by waisbrot on Thursday January 09, 2020 @10:24AM (#22001903)
Poor little small businesses will always get crushed and it's just a matter of who by. I often see this kind of what-about argument trotted out against regulation (if we ban polluting cars, what about the poor folks who can't afford to get their old car serviced?). But if we're so worried about the pizza joint, are we going to protect them if a chain restaurant offers cheaper pizza? What if the neighborhood changes and now people don't like pizza as much? I think the answers to all these questions are the same.
Re:Abandoned stores, empty homes: why San Francisco's boom l... by StuffedParrot on Thursday January 09, 2020 @10:36AM (#22002013)
Not if the society makes an effort to keep the pizza place.
Re:Abandoned stores, empty homes: why San Francisco's boom l... by rayiner on Thursday January 09, 2020 @10:41AM (#22002066)
Why should they make an effort to keep an overpriced pizza place when people prefer Mexican food now?
Re:Abandoned stores, empty homes: why San Francisco's boom l... by StuffedParrot on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:49PM (#22003544)
You’d have to ask them.
Re:Abandoned stores, empty homes: why San Francisco's boom l... by 1stcity3rdcoast on Thursday January 09, 2020 @10:51AM (#22002153)
Society already makes an effort by using their money to vote on whether they like that particular pizza place.
Re:Abandoned stores, empty homes: why San Francisco's boom l... by StuffedParrot on Thursday January 09, 2020 @12:52PM (#22003569)
Yes that’s exactly the practice that I am pointing out you can replace.