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Re:Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged ... by slantedview on Thursday August 17, 2023 @12:50PM (#37164544)
It's hard to say that surplus wealth generated by the labor of others should be directed towards investor/owner profits, but not towards housing for workers. The difference between these two outcomes is a policy decision.
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Re:Hawaii governor vows to block land grabs as fire-ravaged ... by gottorf on Thursday August 17, 2023 @01:17PM (#37165031)
If we're talking about housing for workers specifically, Hawaii ranks near dead-last on land-use freedom[0] among the fifty states; meaning that the state as a whole is like the San Francisco Bay Area, being very difficult to build housing to match demand[1].

This, too, is a policy decision, and fixing this one is both easier and would result in a more sustainable long-term wealth growth, compared to the state forcing the direction of the "surplus wealth" of economic endeavors.

[0]: https://cdn.freedominthe50states.org/download/2021/onesheet/...

[1]: https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2022/04/uhero-hawai...

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