Re:Alright, amigo, let's build some affordable housing
by HarryHirsch on Saturday April 02, 2022 @06:55PM
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Here's an even better suggestion: withdraw federal and state funding for roads, schools, water and sewage &c if housing targets are not met. The local NIMBYS will come around once the potholes become too bad and the school's roof starts leaking.
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Re:Alright, amigo, let's build some affordable housing
by gorbachev on Saturday April 02, 2022 @08:09PM
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No, that's not what's going to happen.
What's going to happen is that they will start voting for the most blatant grifters running for public office, because they're the ones who are going to lie to them about solving this without raising taxes.
Re:Alright, amigo, let's build some affordable housing
by xyzzyz on Saturday April 02, 2022 @07:24PM
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Federal contribution to the things you mentioned is rather low in NIMBY areas, so NIMBYs will be more than happy to pay it. Seriously, do the math. The federal funds do not magically appear out of nowhere, they are collected from the very same NIMBYs, and it’s only a small fraction of their total federal tax bill.
Re:Alright, amigo, let's build some affordable housing
by bsder on Saturday April 02, 2022 @08:05PM
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> NIMBYs will be more than happy to pay it. Seriously, do the math.
Citation please.
We know what the math is due to towns near the border of Los Angeles along the I-15 corridor. Thsoe suburbs that decided they wanted to not be a part of Los Angeles received a very rude awakening as to what stuff really costs.
Re:Alright, amigo, let's build some affordable housing
by xyzzyz on Saturday April 02, 2022 @08:26PM
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Okay, so how much the stuff really costs?
As I said, the NIMBYs are already paying for all this stuff. The federal money is not a charity of some third parties, it’s what the very same people paid in taxes in the first place.