Re:Americans Can Barely Afford Homes
by demizer on Monday September 18, 2023 @03:00PM
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The American idea of a single family home with a lawn and lot size needs to change. And the people that have these don't want new construction in the neighborhood that is dense. Homeowners are fighting back against multiplexes and apartment buildings, and especially against low-income housing.
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it worked for decades....wow such progress...we live like shit....ummm no...how about we stop moving the goal posts into the ground....
Re:Americans Can Barely Afford Homes
by justrealist on Monday September 18, 2023 @03:11PM
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> The American idea of a single family home with a lawn and lot size needs to change
There's nothing wrong with this vision, in fact allowing infill in certain neighborhoods will make it cheaper and easier to have large yards elsewhere. There aren't infinite people to fill infinite apartments!
Re:Americans Can Barely Afford Homes
by HDThoreaun on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @10:53AM
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There's not infinite land within commuting distance to the job centers. In the large metro areas almost all available land has been turned into single family homes. If we want to expand housing some people will need to live in multifamily.