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Originally Posted by TWAK
Why are you so upset about it though, is the question? It's not like it's our fault property values go up beyond inflation. That must suck to live in an area where you got a house for 80k in the 80's and it's only worth 120k now .
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Why am I upset? What a silly question.
1. I think all people that work hard should at least have the opportunity to dream about homeownership eventually.
2. Governments and NIMBYs are artificially creating these issues.
3. The development that has taken shape in California and in most of the US is not environmentally sustainable nor are they good for city budgets.
4. The type of developments that rob communities of density are the exact same that rob people of opportunities that don't include a car. This impacts the poor, children, and the very old the most. The very people whom policy should be geared towards.
5. Any place where homes are going for around 1 million as the median price has an obvious problem. Period. I don't care how high average incomes are, people work in these places who don't make those incomes. Should we just forget about those people?
And it is YOUR fault (your= if you support the status quo) that this is happening.