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goodsam2 t1_j2xi9dr wrote

Reply to comment by plummbob in Your City Is the Most Livable in America, Until We Publish This Article About It by ValancourtB

I think there's more to it than housing but I think it's a huge piece. I think all payer rate setting would fix a lot (any MRI is $100 and if insurance or you pay cash the max price is $100 in America.

I really wish a party would take this up rather than wading into industries with Baumol's cost disease. Childcare and long term car whether we like it or not will increase with increasing wages across the board.

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plummbob t1_j2xmcr6 wrote

Nimbyism the only truly bipartisan platform

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goodsam2 t1_j2xpf00 wrote

I think it's strange democrats have taken up the issue, I hope they can convince Republicans that regulations can keep us down.

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plummbob t1_j2xrgmc wrote

My experience has been that yimby nerds like myself are all democrats. My repub relatives all seem to be indifferent or uninterested in the topic, and at least notionally for "the free market"

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goodsam2 t1_j2xrsmr wrote

That's why I'm mostly talking about free market elements here, because that's the audience that needs convincing.

It's also a simple let me not compete for your suburban house and let me buy a row house in the fan for a more affordable price.

Land value tax is better economically. The 30 year mortgage was invented by the FDR administration. Zoning is not the free market etc.

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airquotesNotAtWork t1_j2z71l1 wrote

Last republican presidential candidate made a big deal about “protecting your suburbs” so doubtful there’s much help from the right.

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