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Basically, yes. NIMBY limitations on market rate housing production is a substantial contributor to increasing homelessness:

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New Research Quantifies the Link Between Housing Affordability and Homelessness

Over the last couple decades, rents in America have been on the rise. Housing experts describe “severely cost-burdened households” — people who are spending far too much of their income on rent....

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And no one here is a nimby so...I don't see your point. We need to build more housing that regular people can afford.

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PHIMBYs are NIMBYs in sheep's clothing

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Indeed. Sometimes though they are people who simply haven’t had their “Are we the baddies?” moment yet. I try to engage until it’s apparent to not be the case.

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Love that skit, but does this usually work for you? Name calling and false equivalency until you get your way to build whatever you want, no matter how impractical or expensive? I suppose so, but I'm standing firm. We build smart, efficient, and target the market where it counts

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And it's *never* been the case that anyone can build anything and it automatically helps everyone. We have building codes and zoning for a reason. And racism. But also real reasons related to planning and ensuring that homes and workplaces are close enough not to burden highways

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So if you knocked down everything tomorrow and build as many $3million condos as you could physically build, that would not in fact be the ideal livable city. It would not help regular people live close to where they work. It would just be a waste. We build homes for workers now

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It’s a cultural reference to describe your position, not meant to be name calling. I did not say anyone build anything or knock down everything (that’s called a strawman). Again, feel free to bring substance to the discussion (i.e., respond to the links), otherwise I’ll bow out.

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Oh, nah, I meant suggesting I'm a "nimby" just because I want to build things that help regular people, rather than luxury condos. Mitchell & Webb is always cool. That game show after "The Event" really hits harder these days. "Remain Indoors!!!"

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If your policies are such that the same or less housing gets built then you are a NIMBY. The fact that you support those policies while saying that you are helping regular people is the sheep's clothing.

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Good thing that's not what I'm about then. Don't put strawman policies on my platform. I support building. Smart, efficient, affordable building for regular people. New term—BAMBI: Build Anything Millionaires Buy Immediately. Don't be a BAMBI.

10:41 PM · Mar 31, 2022

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This would kill housing production

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Would it though? Or would developers find a way because they always find a way? It would kill overbuilding luxury units for millionaires at the expense of literally every other segment of the market. Cry me a river of money.