5teerPike t1_j20i433 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 7:45 PM

Reply to comment by Necessary_Cat_4801 in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja

If the wages were better, and if housing was more accessible, that wouldn't be a problem.

Necessary_Cat_4801 t1_j20v4td wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:11 PM

I think you'll find that a lot of people here think that if wages were better and housing were accessible, Vermont wouldn't be Vermont.

5teerPike t1_j20v8hv wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:11 PM

Vermont means Green Mountain not Change Nothing.

Nimbys don't represent this state, they make it worse.

Prohamen t1_j20x35b wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:24 PM

what a garbage take

5teerPike t1_j20xu88 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Right?!

They're saying this all as if there aren't people who live here year round, who need to be able to live near where they work!

Edit: are we really saying a shortage of dentists is what makes Vermont, Vermont too? Really?

Necessary_Cat_4801 t1_j212jj9 wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:00 PM

I'm not saying that there isn't a need for new housing. I'm saying you'll find that VT is populated, in large part, by wealthy old people who will fight development tooth and nail.

5teerPike t1_j21311m wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:04 PM

Well they are just selfish then. That's not an issue of "if that happened, Vermont wouldn't be Vermont". I don't care if they're afraid of change.

We should make sure to plant seeds for trees that we wont be able to enjoy the shade under in our lifetime, and they won't be remembered fondly for doing the opposite.