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Re:Show HN: A website for remote workers to find Airbnb's wi... by chongli on Friday August 18, 2023 @12:42PM (#37178282)
The places where housing is the most expensive are the same places where people who cannot afford housing are forced to commute from somewhere else. Commuters don't get to vote in the place where they work; they have to vote where they live.
Re:Show HN: A website for remote workers to find Airbnb's wi... by nonethewiser on Friday August 18, 2023 @01:04PM (#37178652)
People do commute from outside but they are irrelevant. Do you think more NYC residents rent or own?
Re:Show HN: A website for remote workers to find Airbnb's wi... by chongli on Friday August 18, 2023 @01:38PM (#37179280)
They are not irrelevant. If they didn’t have to commute they would be able to vote in local elections.

Property owners vote at much higher rates than non-owners. Property owners are the only ones with the right to put up election signs. Property owners are far more politically connected than non-owners.