Re:A record 242 US cities now have starter homes that cost $1M
by tptacek on Saturday June 20, 2026 @12:10AM
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Because it's not OK to take the areas of highest economic opportunity and lock them up for incumbent homeowners with exclusive zoning. I focus on the neighborhood I do in fact live in, for what it's worth.
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Re:A record 242 US cities now have starter homes that cost $1M
by hollerith on Saturday June 20, 2026 @08:30PM
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The economic opportunities are not something in the soil, but rather effects of the laws governing the place and the people that chose to live and work there. It might not be possible to make the change you want without changing who wants to live and work there and reducing the economic opportunities.
Re:A record 242 US cities now have starter homes that cost $1M
by parineum on Saturday June 20, 2026 @09:21PM
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I didn't say that. There are good arguments on both sides of the issue but the pro-density/change side rarely makes any kind of argument that I've ever heard from the other side. Instead, it's just painted like they're a bunch of greedy bastards.
Imagine if someone wanted to change all the streets in your neighborhood to only accomodate bicycles but you own a home in the center of the city and commute 20 miles to a town in another county for work.