White House releases plan to boost housing supply

Re:White House releases plan to boost housing supply by teakettle42 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:58PM (#31413466)

“Affordable housing” is a just euphemism for subsidizing employers’ low wages at the taxpayers’ expense.

This plan is even worse, in that they’ll also provide “rental and downpayment assistance”, causing home prices to skyrocket in exactly the same way as college tuition.

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Re:White House releases plan to boost housing supply by oh_sigh on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @01:24PM (#31413790)

I find it funny that the average American liberal might be (rightfully) outraged that a Walmart employee is on food stamps, complaining that the government is subsidizing Walmart paying below living wages - but then turn around and advocate for the government to build affordable housing for the same worker.

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Re:White House releases plan to boost housing supply by HWR_14 on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @02:03PM (#31414310)

Affordable housing has a supply problem. Food doesn't.

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Re:White House releases plan to boost housing supply by f1yght on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @01:52PM (#31414148)

There's still a short term housing affordability issue even if we do address supply issues. Social or subsidized housing are still good along with increasing the availability of higher density housing near jobs and services.

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