Build, baby, build.
  • @jpreston2005
    32•26 days ago

    At the Republican National Convention last month, Ohio Sen. JD Vance even offered a radical solution to the crisis.

    His plan, and Trump’s, was to free up housing stock by deporting 11 million people.

    Yeah this isn’t a plan, you don’t have to frame it as a plan. It’s literally “all your problems are minorities fault.” It’s a racist dogwhistle sounding like a bullhorn.

  • @[email protected]
    24•27 days ago

    I’m surprised the article didn’t include a yimby definition but here you go

    The YIMBY movement (short for “yes in my back yard”) is a pro-housing movement[1] that focuses on encouraging new housing, opposing density limits (such as single-family zoning), and supporting public transportation.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/YIMBY

    • @samus12345English
      2•26 days ago

      Isn’t the “yes” redundant? Should by IMBY.

      • @BertramDitoreEnglish
        10•26 days ago

        The opposing folks are referred to as NIMBYs though, for “not in my backyard,” so the yes is critical.

  • @[email protected]
    7•26 days ago

    How exactly will building more housing stop corporations from buying up property, stop Airbnb and the like from driving rent up, and break up landlords?

    I’ll bet $1000 that 5 years from now my rent will be the same or higher. This will not actually solve the problem.

    • @[email protected]
      17•26 days ago

      A lot of cities have started regulating (or even outright banning) Airbnbs. Get your neighbors on board and start a dialogue with your city council members.

      There’s not a lot you can do about corporations, but you can encourage other owners not to sell to shell companies.

    • @Armok_the_bunnyEnglish
      7•26 days ago

      So just because this one thing won’t solve the problem on its own we shouldn’t do it. More housing, and especially more affordable housing will help by virtue of creating more supply, and the alternative is building less new housing which has the exact same problem as what you bring up with building more. On top of that corporations and landlords and Airbnb “investors” don’t purchase all the housing that is available right now, so even if the rate at which that occurred stayed the same in absolute terms this would mean a lot more housing becoming available to actual residents.

      • @[email protected]
        1•26 days ago

        So just because this one thing won’t solve the problem on its own we shouldn’t do it

        Just to be clear, you agree that more buildings won’t solve the problems they’re saying it will here, right?

        • @Armok_the_bunnyEnglish
          5•26 days ago

          I agree that doing this and nothing else isn’t enough, but it will help and there isn’t any other one thing that would solve the problem either. Problems like this require a wide array of answers each of which only help a little but taken together are the solution.

          • @[email protected]
            -2•26 days ago

            Then we’re saying the same thing. There’s no reason to get excited about such a small step that won’t fix the cost of housing crisis.

            Once she releases her comprehensive plan that breaks up corporate landlords, promotes housing coops and tenant unions, and outlaws Airbnb I’ll be excited.

  • @HomerianSymphony
    0•26 days ago

    More housing is exactly what America desperately needs right now, and hearing Harris say this makes me want to vote for her.

    But I still need to hear that she’s going to do something about Israel.

    • shastaxc
      2•26 days ago

      But don’t we have a declining population now? I feel like tackling corporate ownership of houses would be more impactful and the supply issue gets better over time on its own

    • YeetPics
      -16•26 days ago

      Just don’t vote 🤷

      You can even stop constantly bringing up who you plan to vote for, it’s completely legal 🤷