tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post8789647098637661630..comments2024-03-29T04:50:03.060-07:00Comments on Idiosyncratic Whisk: Our peculiar housing problem.Kevin Erdmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-55381589342940034112016-10-05T21:37:51.062-07:002016-10-05T21:37:51.062-07:00Kevin: Agreed.
Property zoning, and the criminal...Kevin: Agreed.<br /> <br />Property zoning, and the criminalization of push-cart or truck-vending, seem to unite the powers that be, whether libs or cons. <br /><br />But some people profess to have virtuous motives. <br /><br />Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-38878449225478873512016-10-05T01:34:24.600-07:002016-10-05T01:34:24.600-07:00Good comments everyone.
You're right, Ben. I...Good comments everyone.<br /><br />You're right, Ben. Interesting article. I think I do react differently in some ways, and maybe it's not fair. It's sort of like how Munchausen's by Proxy can be more disturbing than straightforward abuse. If you're going to do harm, it's bad enough, but don't hover over the victim play-acting like you're the generous caregiver.Kevin Erdmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431566729667544886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-72069630892388488902016-10-04T23:34:45.168-07:002016-10-04T23:34:45.168-07:00Great post. It is sad to think what property zonin...Great post. It is sad to think what property zoning is doing. It is the biggest structural impediment going in the US economy. <br /><br />BTW, the fight against housing is not only waged in liberal enclaves: <br /><br />http://www.ocregister.com/articles/housing-730729-high-density.html<br /><br />Good ol' Orange County, CA, GOP country, does not want housing built. Benjamin Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001038338873263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-23294905166683790802016-10-04T11:01:05.368-07:002016-10-04T11:01:05.368-07:00It is indeed impressive how the thoughtful guidanc...It is indeed impressive how the thoughtful guidance of local housing boards from NYC to San Francisco have intervened to keep the housing market perched at the lowest price level despite no input from actual markets. Kudos to these courageous, upper-middle class heroes who dare leave the sanctity of their rent-controlled apartments to face down the greedy, capitalist Elon Musk caricatures overrunning our pastoral communities. Do not mourn our immigrant construction workers or frail retirees driven to Texas and Arizona, for they had long showed signs of being Republicans and are only returning to the hellholes whence they came. We must all do our part to protect our 50-foot driveways, ill-frequented art studios, and flattened skylines from this scourge of Tesla Towers and AirBnB terrorism. K Ibanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110014885778996459.post-90695708758208505252016-10-04T09:13:33.333-07:002016-10-04T09:13:33.333-07:00Her AirBnb argument is silly. If you got rid of Ai...Her AirBnb argument is silly. If you got rid of AirBnb, that would simply shift demand to hotels, thus increasing their profits and therefore making future developments more like to be hotel vs residential on the margin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com