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wsdog t1_j6kagcz wrote

Reply to comment by hx87 in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_

It's like saying why someone needs Legal Seafoods if there are 10 McDonald's nearby. 10x cheaper!

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hx87 t1_j6kc9k8 wrote

"Sorry, you can't build a McDonald's here (even though there's plenty of demand to justify it). Legal Seafoods only (even though current owners paid McDonald's prices 50 years ago, and displaced No. 9 Park in the process)!"

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wsdog t1_j6kd2co wrote

Nobody will patronize Legal Seafoods if it's next door to MD's. Makes sense.

If you follow your argument all homeowners must be pro-construction because they would want to flip their land for profit. The problem is that they have to live somewhere, and they don't want to live in apartments because if they would, they would buy in Seaport.

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