• chitak166@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    proof again that the government people could severely curtail homelessness if they wanted to-- they just don’t.

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      11 months ago

      That’s why we formed a government, to handle shit like this. A government of the people by the people for the people. it’s their fucking job.

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        11 months ago

        The government is just doing what its people want.

        If the people want something different, then they should do something different.

        Haven’t you heard how good the economy is doing?

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                11 months ago

                Homeowners pulling the ladder up after them is the single largest driver of our housing crisis. You literally cannot build more housing in the areas we most need it, due to regulations pushed for, and at times written by, local homeowners.

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                    11 months ago

                    Yes. They didn’t even start doing that until the investment became worth it.

                    NIMBYism is the cause of this problem. We need to build for density, change property tax laws where they’ve been rigged, and encourage building wherever possible.