A Simple Solution to Housing Crisis in some Major Cities

[Nue Cascadia]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

[Ethel mermania]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

High rises in areas without city sewer and water are remarkably bad ideas

[Parmistan]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

Libertarian Capitalists never fail to recommend the least useful solution to any given problem.

[Nue Cascadia]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

Libertarian Capitalists never fail to recommend the least useful solution to any given problem.

Obsessed, much?

Keep coping, kid.

[Parmistan]

Libertarian Capitalists never fail to recommend the least useful solution to any given problem.

Obsessed, much?

Keep coping, kid.

It's not my fault we're in all the same terrible General Threads, I'm just killing time while pretending to do my job.

[San Lumen]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

No this is an awful idea.

[The Black Forrest]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

High rises in areas without city sewer and water are remarkably bad ideas

Was going to post something similar. The same could be said for massive housing builds without consideration of resources.

One thing that would really help New York? An upgrade of the sewer and water systems. Told it’s not flashy so it’s not really wanted.

[The Two Jerseys]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

No thanks, I'd rather not emulate Houston.

[San Lumen]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

No thanks, I'd rather not emulate Houston.

Says the person who does not care one iota about the city they work in and doesn't understand how building a new light rail would help the city and seems to like seeing the city suffer.

[The Two Jerseys]

No thanks, I'd rather not emulate Houston.

Says the person who does not care one iota about the city they work in and doesn't understand how building a new light rail would help the city and seems to like seeing the city suffer.

Got nothing better to do with your time than harass me?

[San Lumen]

Says the person who does not care one iota about the city they work in and doesn't understand how building a new light rail would help the city and seems to like seeing the city suffer.

Got nothing better to do with your time than harass me?

Its not harassment when i use you own words.

[The Two Jerseys]

Got nothing better to do with your time than harass me?

Its not harassment when i use you own words.

It is harassment when you keep replying with the same irrelevant ad hominem any time I post something.

[The Black Forrest]

Got nothing better to do with your time than harass me?

Its not harassment when i use you own words.

You might want to rethink that one a few times?

[Swynchynwc]

OR, how about a simpler solution?

Get rid of all zoning laws, get rid of all high rise bans, and get rid of regulations regarding housing.

you know what we really need? MORE SLUMS

[Dylar]

It's a ridiculous proposal to address housing in major cities just like forcing the poor and rich to compete in the exact same way over a smaller amount of available land but I have zero interest in spreading this species of a subject so again: the easiest fix is probably just not living places you can't afford to live. These are genuinely some of the most in demand areas in the world there are opportunities outside of major cities.

Tell me what opportunities there are in a small town in Kentucky, Missouri, Canada or the UK.

automotive mechanics, farming, plumbing, electrical, postal service, retail, manufacturing, warehousing, real-estate, law, food service, Sherriff's dept., and that's without me looking anything up.

[Wolfgaria]

3D Printed House's could possibly solve some of the issues.

[Neutraligon]

Tell me what opportunities there are in a small town in Kentucky, Missouri, Canada or the UK.

automotive mechanics, farming, plumbing, electrical, postal service, retail, manufacturing, warehousing, real-estate, law, food service, Sherriff's dept., and that's without me looking anything up.

The forestry, fish and game, firefighting.

[Len Hyet]

automotive mechanics, farming, plumbing, electrical, postal service, retail, manufacturing, warehousing, real-estate, law, food service, Sherriff's dept., and that's without me looking anything up.

The forestry, fish and game, firefighting.

Veterinarian, vet tech, dog groomer, teacher, doctor, nurse, pharmacy tech, janitor, accountant, barber, dentist, any of the massively growing remote jobs currently available, etc. I grew up in a large-ish town, around 40,000 people. Plenty of jobs there. Maybe not six figure jobs, but jobs that paid enough to live in town. Probably not as easy now of course, but I imagine it's still doable. Veterinarian is actually a pretty good bet, there's a national shortage, and small towns and farm towns are the worst off. Now obviously vet school is expensive, but there's a corresponding vet tech shortage as well, and that's only an associates degree that's offered at just about every community college in America for around ten grand, which is definitely not a crippling amount of debt.

[Kernen]

I'm pulling six figures in a farm town as a litigator, maybe there are opportunities outside major cities!

Not everyone is you and wants the to live in a small town. stop with the smug attitude.

You asked what opportunities existed. I gave them. Maybe you were just wrong.

[Kerwa]

High rises in areas without city sewer and water are remarkably bad ideas

Was going to post something similar. The same could be said for massive housing builds without consideration of resources.

One thing that would really help New York? An upgrade of the sewer and water systems. Told it’s not flashy so it’s not really wanted.

Upgrading the sewers in NYC is impossible for many reasons, not least of which is that the city doesn’t have complete records of where they are.

It’s not even politics at this point.

[Ethel mermania]

Remember the nyc public housing repair backlog that was 40 billion dollars a few years ago.


Well thanks to nyc government snapping into action that repair backlog is now 78 billion


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/nyre ... nycha.html

[Paddy O Fernature]

Remember the nyc public housing repair backlog that was 40 billion dollars a few years ago.


Well thanks to nyc government snapping into action that repair backlog is now 78 billion


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/nyre ... nycha.html

Well done NY.

[Thermodolia]

This is how you get placed in jail andose your personal assets.

Tell you what, get yourself a traffic ticket and then refuse to pay. See what happens.

I mean we COULD just do a full blown Communist Revolution and liberate the Proletariat...

Which will most likely end up in civil war with millions of deaths as people run out of supplies.

Not really a great start

[Thermodolia]

Yeah it'll definitely be this time! If for some reason it doesn't though and it would be delightfully fertile ground if someone wanted to create a retro-futuristic feudal society and force mankind to toil in his salt mines. If you join willingly I shall permit you to keep some portion of the salt.

So it turns out that never happens if every dude who goes "hey everyone I'm in charge now" is beaten to death in the streets

It’s hard to beat a line of tanks to death.

[The Two Jerseys]

So it turns out that never happens if every dude who goes "hey everyone I'm in charge now" is beaten to death in the streets

It’s hard to beat a line of tanks to death.

Ironic how the "ban guns, you gun lovers will never beat the government in a fight anyway!" guy is the one advocating a communist revolution, isn't it?