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"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
Sailor (06-17-2019), Truth Detector (06-17-2019)
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
A lie doesn't become the truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it is accepted by a majority.
Author: Booker T. Washington
Sailor (06-17-2019)
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I think the author does identity a lot of hypocrisy but he paints with two broad a brush. Most of the cities he points out have limited geography, high demand and the only practical means of developing inexpensive housing is vertically.
For example, none of this applies in the four major metro areas of Ohio, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Dayton. Three of which are strongly Democratic. Why? Because we have lots of available land to grow horizontally. The median cost for a home in Columbus is $135,000. This is true of most urban areas which have lots of available land.
The reverse is true in Republican dominated cities like Houston which has limited available land to expand horizontally. Home ownership cost have skyrocketed. So certainly nimbyism plays a critical role but so does geography. My point being that nimbyism is non-partisan.
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Controlled Opposition (06-17-2019)
Admittedly I've never been been to Houston but just looking up their current and past Mayors they have all been Democrats since 1982. So maybe their City Counsel is Republican dominated? (though I would find that difficult to believe if they can't elect a Republican Mayor)
I've read nothing that suggests Houston's housing is expensive. Maybe I'm only comparing it to where I live though.
The author though is pointing out the housing issues of the large (coastal) cities where so many of the jobs are. Nothing against the G.O.A.T. but Columbus, Cinci, Ohio and Dayton aren't the job hubs SF & the Silicon Valley, LA, Seattle etc. are.
Living where I have for so long and working in the real estate industry and I've followed this topic for decades. You take a desirable area to live, good weather and great job opportunities, and then create huge barriers to building new housing and you end up with what we have currently.
The opinion piece is thought-provoking, but the idea that more densely packed urban areas is a good idea seems dubious at best. Times have changed. That large cities are becoming less viable seems obvious.
I guess I derailing my own thread here but your comment that home prices have skyrocketed in Houston intrigued me. If this site is to be believed the medium single family home price in Houston is $238K. I had to spit out my drink how cheap that is, even if values have increased.
That's not even apples to oranges in terms of what the author is talking about in terms of cost and the lack of development in major coastal cities.
https://smartasset.com/mortgage/the-...ing-in-houston
cawacky thinks quoting someone from an opinion piece that he "thinks" is left wing proves his point about the housing crises.
I can't stop laughing.
I'm surprised he didn't ban me from his thread.
He knows I live in CA and will call him out on his BS everytime and this is no different.
I call BS on the author and his opinion.
LV426 (06-17-2019)
I get that. I'm just saying there are many TOWNS and CITIES that have unaffordable real estate, to buy or rent, inside city limits and in its core but not too far out, there is AFFORDABLE living.
I went to SAN FRAN in about 82 on business. Went back to my coworkers apartment who was working on a project with me. 2 bedrooms, with a roommate. Small but impeccable and you could SAN FRAN bay. It was $1500 back then!
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