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    Patrick Collison‏Verified account @patrickc Jan 17
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    The Economist: bad housing policy is “the West’s biggest economic policy mistake”.https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/01/16/home-ownership-is-the-wests-biggest-economic-policy-mistake …

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      2. Manoj Aggarwal‏ @manojee Jan 17
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        This article by citylab highlights the fundamental issue - housing cant be affordable and a good investment.https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2018/11/housing-cant-both-be-a-good-investment-and-be-affordable/574813/?fbclid=IwAR1DUe6lzI0YZ8f4OyRJTLsdlfk40GIT4WIGEBe0XNJUiDuHnQM12E-qbVk …

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      3. John Markoff‏ @JohnMarkoff2 Jan 17
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        Exactly. To solve this problem you need to gut the main savings vehicle for the middle and upper middle class. It needs to happen, but forming the political coalition to do that is hard. Will happen when broke Z/Millenials start to outnumber homeowners I think.

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      1. Kyle Tibbitts‏ @KyleTibbitts Jan 17
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        An uncomfortable truth that almost everyone knows but no one wants to talk about.

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      2. Thomas Høgenhaven‏ @thogenhaven Jan 17
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        Biggest? 🤨 Not setting a decent co2 emission cost seems way more grave.

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      3. Brian Hanlon  🥑‏ @hanlonbt Jan 17
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        Failures on housing and GHG emissions are related. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/opinion/california-home-prices-climate.html … We're working to tackle both in California with #SB50.https://cayimby.org/morehomes/ 

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      1. Tim Wagner‏ @wagner_tim Jan 17
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        When the @TheEconomist covers something you know the Overton window has moved...

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      2. Ethan Bond‏ @circulinear Jan 17
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        While this would help, we don’t have much of a supply problem. We have an efficiency problem driven by land speculation. Land Value Tax (#lvt) would make this economically infeasible. You should check it out @patrickchttps://amp.economist.com/briefing/2018/08/09/the-time-may-be-right-for-land-value-taxes …

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      3. Flatten the Curve, Avoid People, Plenty of Food‏ @BetterConnecti1 Jan 17
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        California has a supply deficit of 3M homes.

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      2. Allison Barr Allen‏Verified account @abarrallen Jan 18
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        I wonder if working groups of public & private biz leaders would help. Need a bias for action & a team that’s solution oriented.

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      3. John Manoochehri‏ @jmanooch Jan 18
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        YES. This. Absolutely time for high level long range engagement by tech/biz leaders with urban governance, housing and infrastructure. One of the most important things for both tech and society.

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