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  • Franklin@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I think our housing markets biggest problem is twofold outdated zoning laws that only allow for single-family homes to be built and carcentric infrastructure that requires huge roads and parking spaces that require enormous amounts of public funds to maintain.

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      6 months ago

      I think our housing Market’s biggest problem is that fucking rent is $2,000 a month… I don’t give a fuck about car Centric infrastructure or single family homes… I can’t pay $2,000 a month for rent. that’s the housing markets problem.

      • tootoughtoremember@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        God I wish I could find just $2k a month rent. That’s what I’m being forced to give up. Everything I’m seeing is 50-100% more.

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        6 months ago

        The reasons I listed I believe are a big reason that it is so expensive. You can’t find a solution without first correctly identifying the problem.