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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @01:48AM (#37654951)
You're talking about national politics or state-level politics in big states like California. The mayor of a random town with 50,000 people is not getting a million dollars donated to their campaign by anybody.

It is actually the local voters who decide who governs the town. But when residency in the town requires you to own a house, the existing residents vote for people who make housing prices go up.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by jjav on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @03:06AM (#37655517)
> But when residency in the town requires you to own a house

There is no such place in the USA. Residency means you live there, which you can do also by renting a place. Then you get to vote on all local elections.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @11:20AM (#37660662)
There are plenty of places where to a first approximation the houses are all owner-occupied rather than offered for rent.
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