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Zohran Mamdani wants to introduce an additional income tax on rich New Yorkers…
He’s a socialist.
He majored in “African Studies”.
Someone explain this to him: https://t.co/BFHNng6x1q
What every voter should know about housing policy
1. Rents reflect the balance of supply of apartments and demand for those apartments in a given area. That’s it; there’s no magic. If you want lower rents, you can hope for a recession that destroys jobs and, therefore, demand. Or you can add supply.
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Moses Kaganx.comAffordable housing would be far more attainable if our infrastructure encouraged walking and alternative forms of transportation. Parking minimums are one example of how car-centric infrastructure works against this goal. A standard parking spot occupies as much square footage as a small studio apartment, and that’s without factoring in the drivewa... See more
Devon Zuegel • We Should Be Building Cities for People, Not Cars
I have a simple theory for this.
Any time this question is asked, people point to cultural or moral reasons (e.g., the declinist view of Western society or some other mumbo jumbo).
IMO, this is only because they lack insight into more important structural reasons, such as politics, economi... See more
derek guyx.comWe’re valuing dollars spent on highway extensions as if they were worth as much as the dollars we spent on building the core roads that link major cities.
Tyler Cowen • The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better: A Penguin eSpecial from Dutton
Spending the money from the subway fare on highways would compound the inequities already existing in the city’s transportation setup. It was neither fair nor just.
Robert A. Caro • The Power Broker
For the first time in the history of the state, California—which, as late as the 1960s, was growing twice as fast as the rest of the country—shrank. The state is dominated by Democrats, but many of the people Democrats claim to care about most can’t afford to live there. In the same progressive zip codes where homeowners press signs into the soil o
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