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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of tendentious arguments here about cities none of us live in.

You could, instead, just look around DC. Neighborhoods where the housing stock has greatly increased over the past decade or so have gotten a lot more expensive, not less expensive.

Look at Navy Yard. Look at U Street. Look at 14th Street. Look at H Street. Look at Shaw. Look at Logan Circle....

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YMIBYism has a lot of virtues but making housing cheaper isn’t one of them. YIMBYism should be looked at as an economic development policy and judged on ROI. As it has been practiced, YIMBYism has no redeeming social value. [/quote]

The thing is YIMBYism has become a badge of honor with all the yard signs, t-shirts, and [b]shaming of others who don’t agree[/b]. Interestingly, developers, architects, and many republicans are YIMBY so it’s one area where the affordable housing advocates, progressives, the creative professions, and pro business republicans unite. [/quote]

Stand up for what you believe in. If you know you're right, who cares what other people say?[/quote]

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