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LurkersWillLurk t1_jdwpixr wrote

Reply to comment by Dryheavemorning in 108-Unit, Mixed-Use Building Planned in Olde Kensington by Dryheavemorning

Don’t you understand? Aesthetics, neighborhood character, parking, and the status quo are far more important than making sure people have a place to live!

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Dismal-Radish-7520 t1_jdwwey2 wrote

People having a place to live isn't the issue, its the cost of the places that are available.

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erdtirdmans t1_jdx5jq9 wrote

Real quick - how is price determined?

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bigassbiddy t1_jdxx0jc wrote

It’s always greedy corporations and developers of course. I mean if a developer built this building in the middle of Ohio, they would definitely be able to charge the same rent.

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Dismal-Radish-7520 t1_jdztfnl wrote

as if housing isnt something everyone needs lmao everyone acts as if its a privilege to have a roof over your head and something you "Earn" and then cry and moan when they have to pay for private security to bully the homeless out of their neighborhoods. you cant have a functioning society where minimum wage doesn't allow you to have a home. these people are just coping because they spent a bunch of money on a degree that got them a job where they sit in an office all day and waste their life away except for the small joys they find in paying someone two grand for a studio apartment. fucking morons.

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bigassbiddy t1_jdzy4uy wrote

Everyone should have housing but nobody is entitled to a fancy brand new apartment a couple blocks from a transit station. That my friend, is a luxury.

Rent is extremely cheap in the suburbs like Norristown if you can’t afford this, still commutable to the city.

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Dismal-Radish-7520 t1_jdzt87s wrote

look up the statistics for how many empty homes there are versus homeless. I'm sure BlackRock is buying up all these houses because they're afraid they wont have somewhere to live in the future, right?

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