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thebruns t1_ixw91ae wrote

Build the train.

Then put a roof on it and a park on top.

WTF happened to this country

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Wowzlul t1_ixwarjn wrote

Real estate became a middle class wealth creation vehicle

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Junk-trash t1_ixwfi44 wrote

And then became hoarded by the oligarch class and corporations

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yoshimipinkrobot t1_ixwqxd2 wrote

Citation

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Wowzlul t1_ixxcwxv wrote

To be fair I didn't provide a citation either

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Junk-trash t1_ixz3wp7 wrote

Also google

“Shrinking middle class” “Income to buy a house” “Investors buying single family houses” Etc.

The historical middle class cant afford to buy houses anymore because the investor class drove up the prices with speculation.

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yoshimipinkrobot t1_iy0a23w wrote

The first part is true but the second part is not. It’s because liberals want to find a capitalist enemy so they don’t have to take responsibility. The cause is by and large boomers, including liberal ones, opposing the building of new housing in places with jobs. When boomer kids (the biggest generation ever) entered the job market, demand doubled but supply hadnt grown

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Junk-trash t1_iy0bpi6 wrote

I dunno about those labels but I thought liberals support capitalism.

The speculation factor is huge. Boomers are also a problem

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JaimeGordonLannister t1_ixxfpct wrote

Or put a 7-style El through a park. Whichever is cheaper/easier. Maybe one of us should run for mayor with these brilliant ideas?

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Bertie_Woo t1_ixz86vv wrote

I actually love the park underneath the Hudson Greenway. Probably a lot more expensive though?

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normVectorsNotHate t1_ixxtidv wrote

That park isn't going to be very practical with all the shaking and noise that comes with being right above a subway

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iamiamwhoami t1_ixy8370 wrote

Put another train above the park. The vibrations from the two train lines will cancel each other out.

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JaimeGordonLannister t1_iy1kkv2 wrote

Just like nobody lives near elevated lines because it's too noisy, right? And all of the cut-and-cover near-ground-level subways like make life intolerable nearby, and they're totally not the most valuable real estate in the entire city?

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