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Re:A Simple and Elegant Response to Ireland's Housing Crisis by davidsawyer on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:11PM (#35632740)
Developer: "Hi neighbor, would you like me to build a house so that someone can live in it? Do keep in mind that it would increase housing supply in your area, thus increasing supply and putting downward pressure on your property's value. That okay?"

Neighbor: "No, thank you!"

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Re:A Simple and Elegant Response to Ireland's Housing Crisis by Eumenes on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:26PM (#35632881)
Sounds good to me. I'm surrounded by woods, I'd 100% oppose any development around me.
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Re:A Simple and Elegant Response to Ireland's Housing Crisis by SgtBastard on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:40PM (#35634217)
Do you own the woods around you? If not, it’s these attitudes as to why we can’t have nice things.
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Re:A Simple and Elegant Response to Ireland's Housing Crisis by nmfisher on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:01AM (#35636885)
Understandable on a personal level, but bad policy. Other people's right to have somewhere to live trumps your right to be surrounded by woods.

That's an opinion, of course, but I can't see how any other opinion leads to a stable outcome for society at large.

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