I know this isn't how our political system works, but if I were king of America I'd try to solve the problem of expensive housing like th...
I know this isn't how our political system works, but if I were king of America I'd try to solve the problem of expensive housing like this: -Confirm housing is too expensive (for whom, where) -Ask people why they think housing is too expensive and read some books on the topic -Come up with a list of a few reasonable reasons from said reading -try addressing those reasons with experiments in different locations to see what works (or check if someone has already done this) -apply learnings broadly. Instead our system is more like: -try to get elected and win points by criticizing others' ideas -do nothing or spend a trillion dollars trying to solve it based on an idea a lobbying group told me is the reason housing is expensive -be replaced by someone who disagree with me completely in 2 or 4 years
Posted by johndhi on Aug 1, 2025, 12:14 AM
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> 1) Land is effectively nationalized under 100% LVT.
This low cost -> artist -> rich people movement of neighborhoods is something I observed happening in some cities I’ve lived in and it am...
From an admittedly selfish point of view, I also don't mind this.
> Oil is still underpriced wrt to its environmental cost.
If component prices keep going up and the respective monopoly/duopoly/triopoly for each component colludes to keep prices high&...
When I moved to the bay area out of college housing was too expensive for me to manage even working for a large tech company.
High housing costs is a key factor.
I know this isn't how our political system works, but if I were king of America I'd try to solve the problem of expensive housing like th...
I know this isn't how our political system works, but if I were king of America I'd try to solve the problem of expensive housing like th...
I know this isn't how our political system works, but if I were king of America I'd try to solve the problem of expensive housing like this: -Confirm housing is too expensive (for whom, where) -Ask people why they think housing is too expensive and read some books on the topic -Come up with a list of a few reasonable reasons from said reading -try addressing those reasons with experiments in different locations to see what works (or check if someone has already done this) -apply learnings broadly. Instead our system is more like: -try to get elected and win points by criticizing others' ideas -do nothing or spend a trillion dollars trying to solve it based on an idea a lobbying group told me is the reason housing is expensive -be replaced by someone who disagree with me completely in 2 or 4 years
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