This seems more relevant than ever today:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeorgismThis isn't:
>Local housing boards have made it damn-near impossible to build new condos. After much infighting, San Francisco plans on building up to 50,000 more units. But, San Francisco’s chief economist, Ted Egan, estimates that that the city would need at least 100,000 new units to stem increasing costs, let alone bring prices down to something more affordable.
>If Rognlie is correct and we really care about inequality, it might be wiser to redirect anger towards those who get in the way of new housing, rather than rely on taxes to solve our problems.
Millionaire NIMBY homeowners in San Francisco fighting with luxury condo developers has nothing to do with the rest of us.
There's something particularly distasteful about luxury condo developers trying to position themselves as champions of equality while trying to gouge huge profits from this state of affairs.
This isn't:
>Local housing boards have made it damn-near impossible to build new condos. After much infighting, San Francisco plans on building up to 50,000 more units. But, San Francisco’s chief economist, Ted Egan, estimates that that the city would need at least 100,000 new units to stem increasing costs, let alone bring prices down to something more affordable.
>If Rognlie is correct and we really care about inequality, it might be wiser to redirect anger towards those who get in the way of new housing, rather than rely on taxes to solve our problems.
Millionaire NIMBY homeowners in San Francisco fighting with luxury condo developers has nothing to do with the rest of us.
There's something particularly distasteful about luxury condo developers trying to position themselves as champions of equality while trying to gouge huge profits from this state of affairs.