Krugman:Deregulate to Create Equity
Typically the housing narrative from the political left goes something like this: rich people are crowding into cities demanding luxury housing and that’s why everyone else is being priced out. According to this story, housing is expensive because it’s really the bricks and mortor equivalent of a new Maseratti. And what’s the best way to […]
Cats and NIMBYs Together at Last
We all know that posts about cats fuel the internet, and posts by, from, and about NIMBYs end up dominating internet comment threads about growth and development. Imagine putting these two things together. Well, someone finally did it in a post making the rounds on Facebook now called 9 Things People Always Say at Zoning […]
‘Equity’ is a Cover for Redistributing Wealth to Single-Family Home Owners
The housing discussion in Seattle is so rife with jingoism and rhetorical sawdust that trying to figure out what the housing problem ( if there is a problem at all) might be and how best to solve it is exceedingly difficult. Phrases like “social justice” and “equity” are frequently thrown about and it is impossible to tell […]
