Red Mosquito

The blue states are already full of them.

BurtReynolds wrote:Thought I saw a dead guy this morning laid out on the sidewalk at the church soup kitchen down the street. But looks like he moved a little when the paramedics showed up. Lots of ODs around here.

It's pretty amazing the amount of damage you can do to a body without it dying.

There's a dude that lives under an overpass by my work. I would like to think that a county/ city social worker checks in from time to time, but I don't know. If he's using anything he must have a bespoke local supplier because he doesn't have many neighbors.

Kinda concerned with what exactly he is staining the concrete below his sleeping spot with.

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Bammer wrote:What if I told you that politicians push policy catering to their majority base in the sole interest of being re-elected?

Bammer I’m curious, what do you see the other side (dems etc) doing that you feel is comparable to what the governor in the video B posted is doing? I take your post to mean you think this kind of stuff is just the usual politics and both sides are doing it.

Ever been to Seattle?

Yes, please go on

Pick a topic (environment, housing, police, taxes, etc.) and I’ll get you an example.

Taxes

We’re driving this thread way off topic but once the population of the city gets to over 50% renter (and obvs under 50% homeowner) kick up property taxes to pay for things like more homeless hotels.

Maybe they don't like people being homeless.

Bammer wrote:

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Bammer wrote:What if I told you that politicians push policy catering to their majority base in the sole interest of being re-elected?

Bammer I’m curious, what do you see the other side (dems etc) doing that you feel is comparable to what the governor in the video B posted is doing? I take your post to mean you think this kind of stuff is just the usual politics and both sides are doing it.

Ever been to Seattle?

Yes, please go on

Pick a topic (environment, housing, police, taxes, etc.) and I’ll get you an example.

Taxes

We’re driving this thread way off topic but once the population of the city gets to over 50% renter (and obvs under 50% homeowner) kick up property taxes to pay for things like more homeless hotels.

Raising property taxes, got it.

But don’t you think there’s a fundamental difference between a policy you don’t like (raising property taxes) and one that targets a group for discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender, race, etc?

bart wrote:But don’t you think there’s a fundamental difference between a policy you don’t like (raising property taxes) and one that targets a group for discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender, race, etc?

Zip codes are often used as a proxy for race

bart wrote:

Bammer wrote:

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bart wrote:

Bammer wrote:What if I told you that politicians push policy catering to their majority base in the sole interest of being re-elected?

Bammer I’m curious, what do you see the other side (dems etc) doing that you feel is comparable to what the governor in the video B posted is doing? I take your post to mean you think this kind of stuff is just the usual politics and both sides are doing it.

Ever been to Seattle?

Yes, please go on

Pick a topic (environment, housing, police, taxes, etc.) and I’ll get you an example.

Taxes

We’re driving this thread way off topic but once the population of the city gets to over 50% renter (and obvs under 50% homeowner) kick up property taxes to pay for things like more homeless hotels.

Raising property taxes, got it.

Throw in something like rent control and now the people voting for it don’t have to pay for it. That’s the fast lane to re-election, damn the consequences.

bart wrote:But don’t you think there’s a fundamental difference between a policy you don’t like (raising property taxes) and one that targets a group for discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender, race, etc?

Yes. Agreed.

Bammer wrote:

bart wrote:

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bart wrote:

Bammer wrote:What if I told you that politicians push policy catering to their majority base in the sole interest of being re-elected?

Bammer I’m curious, what do you see the other side (dems etc) doing that you feel is comparable to what the governor in the video B posted is doing? I take your post to mean you think this kind of stuff is just the usual politics and both sides are doing it.

Ever been to Seattle?

Yes, please go on

Pick a topic (environment, housing, police, taxes, etc.) and I’ll get you an example.

Taxes

We’re driving this thread way off topic but once the population of the city gets to over 50% renter (and obvs under 50% homeowner) kick up property taxes to pay for things like more homeless hotels.

Raising property taxes, got it.

Throw in something like rent control and now the people voting for it don’t have to pay for it. That’s the fast lane to re-election, damn the consequences.

Damn, it sounds like a community where most of the people are unable to afford a home ends up with some real problems (tenants not voting in their landlord’s best interest).

It also sounds like making it more difficult to build housing leads to housing becoming less affordable and contributes to some real problems.

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Bammer wrote:

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bart wrote:

Bammer wrote:What if I told you that politicians push policy catering to their majority base in the sole interest of being re-elected?

Bammer I’m curious, what do you see the other side (dems etc) doing that you feel is comparable to what the governor in the video B posted is doing? I take your post to mean you think this kind of stuff is just the usual politics and both sides are doing it.

Ever been to Seattle?

Yes, please go on

Pick a topic (environment, housing, police, taxes, etc.) and I’ll get you an example.

Taxes

We’re driving this thread way off topic but once the population of the city gets to over 50% renter (and obvs under 50% homeowner) kick up property taxes to pay for things like more homeless hotels.

Raising property taxes, got it.

Throw in something like rent control and now the people voting for it don’t have to pay for it. That’s the fast lane to re-election, damn the consequences.

Damn, it sounds like a community where most of the people are unable to afford a home ends up with some real problems (tenants not voting in their landlord’s best interest).

Damn the consequences!

Since this turned into a legit debate about housing or taxes or whatever, I went ahead and split it off.

4/5 wrote:It also sounds like making it more difficult to build housing leads to housing becoming less affordable and contributes to some real problems.

Yeah, this is an unending debate here in Chapel Hill, NC.

You should see how angry all the old white people get over 35 acres that the town bought. The Town wants to combine it with an existing park to make a 30 acre park and use 10 acres of the new land for housing. Oh man, the screaming over the loss of those 10 acres .... oh man!

B wrote:Since this turned into a legit debate about housing or taxes or whatever, I went ahead and split it off.

Good call but better yet tack it on here

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... melessness

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B wrote:Since this turned into a legit debate about housing or taxes or whatever, I went ahead and split it off.

Good call but better yet tack it on here

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... melessness

Let’s fix the thread title, there, champ.

You have that power. I cede to you.

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4/5 wrote:It also sounds like making it more difficult to build housing leads to housing becoming less affordable and contributes to some real problems.

Yeah, this is an unending debate here in Chapel Hill, NC.

You should see how angry all the old white people get over 35 acres that the town bought. The Town wants to combine it with an existing park to make a 30 acre park and use 10 acres of the new land for housing. Oh man, the screaming over the loss of those 10 acres .... oh man!

For the bottom 2/3 of earners, the overwhelming majority of their net worth comes from their primary residence. It makes sense that any perceived threat would be defended against no matter the benefit to the state