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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There isn’t a great gov’t example of completely fixing the problem.

But HUD and subsidized affordable housing DOES improve the situation.

But our housing shortage is so severe we need to try everything:  build, rollback zoning, Section 8 subsidized housing, affordable rules, LIHTC subsidized housing.

We need to do everything.  DC should be trying it all.[/quote]

Do we have a housing shortage in America, or a shortage of very cheap housing in expensive neighborhoods? Just want to be clear[/quote]

We have a housing shortage.[/quote]

Lots of houses available in DC.[/quote]

Give it a rest, eh? Yes, you don't want anybody to build any new housing because you've got yours. That doesn't mean there's not a housing shortage. It just means that you've got yours. This is not about those darn millennials/zoomers wanting nice stuff you think they don't deserve, it's about housing - a basic need for human beings of all ages and incomes.[/quote]

DC is a tiny city. Not everyone who works here HAS to live here. We are a tri-state, intertwined system. We also have people living in DC who work in MD and VA. We don't demand they provide more housing. With that being said, there are ample areas that could use a little development (looking over the Anacostia here). It could be done in a thoughtful mixed income way. There are also programs to help teachers etc. buy homes and keep long time homeowners in place (homestead act). I'm not sure why the hard-on for Ward 3. Seriously.[/quote]

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