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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This all a bunch of blather about nothing. None of this -- not upzoning, not some vague plan from the mayor -- is going to make any difference. The issue is that far, far more people want to live in DC than can be accommodated and people in DC have a lot of money, so prices are going up. It's inevitable, and it doesnt matter what the government does. Just ask New York City. People there have been wrestling with these issues for decades (people in DC act like this is a new issue). If there was an answer, don't you think someone would have figured it out by now? [/quote]

New York has tried every idea under the sun. [/quote]

There are still extensive areas in NYC with quite restrictive zoning. I follow some folks in NYC who discuss housing policy, and there is definitely debate going on there, its not like they have done everything they can, even with much higher demand than in DC. [/quote]

It's funny how people think these issues are new, as if no one has ever debated or tried them before. This stuff has been going on for a century. Google the Limited Dividend Housing Companies Act of 1926 or the National Housing Act of 1934. These ideas aren't new -- they're only new to you. [/quote]

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