Comment by bpt3

Comment by bpt3 2 days ago

4 replies

Again, you are just discouraging people from building more homes. People like to create financial Rube Goldberg machines to address high housing prices, but the solution is simple: Add supply.

Now adding more supply is not trivial in many cases, but at least people can work on the correct problem to solve once it's identified.

archagon 2 days ago

Idealistic solutions will not gain traction when they fail to address the pain that people are feeling today.

  • bpt3 2 days ago

    Then people who are unable or unwilling to have foresight will continue to suffer the consequences.

    • archagon 2 days ago

      Existing residents will be fine. Newcomers may have problems. Ultimately, not a terribly unjust situation.