A 'cowboy ski town' where high earners can't afford a home faces housing battle

Re:A 'cowboy ski town' where high earners can't afford a hom... by NotSammyHagar on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:19PM (#39623994)

Rich people can afford those high taxes. Taxes don't get us to more housing. There have to be rules to build more housing. Nothing works without more housing being built, and housing has to be somewhat oriented toward more affordable housing (the missing middle).

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Re:A 'cowboy ski town' where high earners can't afford a hom... by zeroCalories on Wednesday March 06, 2024 @08:28PM (#39624053)

Raising taxes for these groups is about curbing demand, which in theory should lower prices. I think the real problem is that there isn't actually that many people that would be affected by these taxes, but if you could show me 30% of a town was Airbnb, I could see it working.

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