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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I don't know much about this, but I suspect the only way to create affordable housing in a place like DC where people have very high incomes is for the government to start writing checks. All this stuff about zoning makes very little sense to me. It seems like it's just a way for politicians who don't want to actually spend money on affordable housing to look like they're doing something. [/quote] [b] If you want to learn more about zoning and its impact, you should read Greater Greater Washington. Zoning basically stops people from supplying housing. You make it harder to supply something, it gets more expensive. Quite simple really.[/b] Of course writing checks would help - but even govt funded housing can only be built where the zoning allows it. And realistically we can't meet all our housing needs with govt funded housing. We need both. [/quote] This is all garbage. It doesn't work. [/quote]
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