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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by paxys on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:33PM (#28310327)
I'd say people in the state being disadvantaged by the housing crisis vastly outnumber those profiting from it. It's just that people in power (richer, older folks, those sitting on local councils, state legislatures, celebrities, corporations, pastors, power brokers, other influential figures) all fall into the latter category.
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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by tomc1985 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @12:08AM (#28310583)
"They also vote a lot more, and a lot more predictably"

Literally the words out of the mouth of a close friend of mine who sits on city council for a mid-size CA suburb

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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by 01100011 on Thursday August 26, 2021 @12:21AM (#28310683)
An upvote is not sufficient to convey my support of this comment. Seriously, CA would be vastly different if people just showed up to vote. Unfortunately that never seems to change.
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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by arodgers_la on Thursday August 26, 2021 @12:39AM (#28310771)
As controversial and as energizing as the 2020 election was, and despite breaking voter turnout records, 33% of the voting eligible population still did not show up to vote!
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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK on Saturday August 28, 2021 @05:23AM (#28336753)
With Covid, person id verification apps became common. Can't they be used for voting? Instead of registering and going to polling stations, just get a popup "Do you want more houses built - Yes/No". Press a button, done.
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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by Jcowell on Saturday August 28, 2021 @02:12PM (#28340167)
No because such things should never become digital. Voting should never become digital or rather processed via the internet.

To get a National ID system done there should be an earnest effort to ensure that EVERYone gets one free of charge , at the fastest connivence and earnest effort and no future legislation can infringe on its obtainment and replacement. Anything lesser would be I adequate.

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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by Lammy on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:45PM (#28310401)
Don't make the mistake of assuming all people in favor of the status-quo only "profit" monetarily:

http://radicalcartography.net/bayarea.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/priceonomics/2016/05/11/the-afr...

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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by pope_meat on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:53PM (#28310462)
"Get the poor's out of here!"

But they also want a barista to serve them a latte, it doesn't matter if the barista has an hour commute each way and shit benefits.

I'd say eat the rich, but this place hates that meme xD

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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by erhk on Thursday August 26, 2021 @11:06AM (#28315885)
Because if you eat the rich then youre only naturally selecting for the faster and more ellusive rich that you wont be able to catch.

With seriousness, a slogan that accomplishes nothing takes the teeth out of a protest. Tax the super wealthy at x% ans enforce minimum corporate taxes simply doesnt have a ring to it.

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Re:To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning by pope_meat on Thursday August 26, 2021 @03:02PM (#28319102)
But sir, if you keep exploiting the poor you're only naturally selecting for a meaner hungrier mob.

With seriousness.

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