trixR4kids
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How exactly did "tHe rEguLatIoNs" cause the problem in Seattle Drew?
How exactly did "tHe rEguLatIoNs" cause the problem in Seattle Drew?
How exactly did "tHe rEguLatIoNs" cause the problem in Seattle Drew?
I’m dying to hear the answer as someone who has lived there
A somewhat interesting topic. I can't speak for the situation in Seattle but I believe its very similar to Boston. The problem isn't govt regulations, heartless corporations, or the homeless. The problem, which is one of the few things that crosses ideological lines, is NIMBY's.
NIMBY = Not In My Back Yard. What Boston, and I suspect Seattle needs, is more housing. Lots and lots and lots more housing. If you look through the past century as the population boomed people built more houses to keep up. In wealthy cities that's stopped happening.
People follow the good paying jobs. That means the workers in this country are gravitating towards the same handful of cities (Seattle, SF, Austin, DC, NY, Boston, etc etc). In Boston's case, the take home pay for a professional couple more than covers the 800K-1M mortgage that's now required to live in, or within 20 miles of, the city.
Short of a massive building program, which will never get through the parochial concerns of the locals, the only solution for "the poors" is a robust transportation network so that they can cash out and move to a cheaper place while maintaining access to the good paying jobs of the city. Sorry to disappoint, but this issue doesn't conform itself to the usual ideological divides.![]()
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">wapo, december 9, 2016: "according to several officials, mcconnell raised doubts about the underlying intelligence and made clear to the administration that he would consider any effort by the [obama] white house to challenge the russians publicly an act of partisan politics." <a href="https://t.co/b5doormz5p">https://t.co/b5doormz5p</a></p>— alec macgillis (@alecmacgillis) <a href="https://twitter.com/alecmacgillis/status/1110731452101083136?ref_src=twsrc%5etfw">march 27, 2019</a></blockquote>
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fck you, comrade mitch.
A somewhat interesting topic. I can't speak for the situation in Seattle but I believe its very similar to Boston. The problem isn't govt regulations, heartless corporations, or the homeless. The problem, which is one of the few things that crosses ideological lines, is NIMBY's.
NIMBY = Not In My Back Yard. What Boston, and I suspect Seattle needs, is more housing. Lots and lots and lots more housing. If you look through the past century as the population boomed people built more houses to keep up. In wealthy cities that's stopped happening.
People follow the good paying jobs. That means the workers in this country are gravitating towards the same handful of cities (Seattle, SF, Austin, DC, NY, Boston, etc etc). In Boston's case, the take home pay for a professional couple more than covers the 800K-1M mortgage that's now required to live in, or within 20 miles of, the city.
Short of a massive building program, which will never get through the parochial concerns of the locals, the only solution for "the poors" is a robust transportation network so that they can cash out and move to a cheaper place while maintaining access to the good paying jobs of the city. Sorry to disappoint, but this issue doesn't conform itself to the usual ideological divides.![]()
Short of a massive building program, which will never get through the parochial concerns of the locals, the only solution for "the poors" is a robust transportation network so that they can cash out and move to a cheaper place while maintaining access to the good paying jobs of the city. Sorry to disappoint, but this issue doesn't conform itself to the usual ideological divides.![]()
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WaPo, December 9, 2016: "According to several officials, McConnell raised doubts about the underlying intelligence and made clear to the administration that he would consider any effort by the [Obama] White House to challenge the Russians publicly an act of partisan politics." <a href="https://t.co/b5dOORMz5P">https://t.co/b5dOORMz5P</a></p>— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlecMacGillis/status/1110731452101083136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Fck you, Mitch.
I would never live in a big city. Ever.
I had just about all I could stand going to my GF’s apartment. The parking restrictions, the ****ing TERRIBLE road conditions, the horrible plowing (I’ve driven backroads through the UP with less wear on the suspension), the garbage everywhere. It’s a horrible way to live and I want no part of it.
I do believe Seattle is allowing for some upzoning in certain areas. Not every neighborhood, like Minneapolis is apparently doing.
I NIMBY’d myself out of Minneapolis partially due to this plan. Our lots were tiny, street full of parked cars despite everyone having a garage, terrible plowing. The MPLS plan had no transportation solutions tied in, so I think it’s lacking and had no desire to see a triplex go up six feet from my living room window. And the real kicker is developers are just gonna make money off it unless the city forces them to be affordable.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WaPo, December 9, 2016: "According to several officials, McConnell raised doubts about the underlying intelligence and made clear to the administration that he would consider any effort by the [Obama] White House to challenge the Russians publicly an act of partisan politics." <a href="https://t.co/b5dOORMz5P">https://t.co/b5dOORMz5P</a></p>— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlecMacGillis/status/1110731452101083136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Fck you, Mitch.
I drove by my old house two weeks ago. It’s in sw MPLS, two blocks from Edina border. I drive a Subaru expressly for those streets- my Acura TSX couldn’t get around well with the plowing issues.I would never live in a big city. Ever.
I had just about all I could stand going to my GF’s apartment. The parking restrictions, the ****ing TERRIBLE road conditions, the horrible plowing (I’ve driven backroads through the UP with less wear on the suspension), the garbage everywhere. It’s a horrible way to live and I want no part of it.
Such a liar. And idiots will eat this up.
“JUST IN: President Trump says the Republican Party will have a “far better” health-care proposal than the Affordable Care Act if President Obama’s signature health-care law is thrown out by the Supreme Court in a current legal challenge.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...pledges-far-better-health-plan-than-obamacare
What Boston, and I suspect Seattle needs, is more housing.
OK, then show us it now.