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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think they have their heads in the clouds and up their ass, and that they’d be the first people to flee their policies if they were implemented. But gosh does their worldview give them a sense of superiority and meaning in life![/quote]

+ 1,000,000,000,000

They are more obsessed about smashing down single family homes in rich areas instead of building up neglected areas that are in desperate need of revitalization.

The hypocrisy of that crowd runs deep.

Not that NIMBY's don't have their own issues and stupidity. See: Friends of McMillan Park.[/quote]

DCUM housing NIMBYs: We must preserve our attractive neighborhoods by not allowing more people to live in them!
Also DCUM housing NIMBYs: Why don't developers want to build in those unattractive neighborhoods over there?![/quote]

A: It's not about the number of people. It's about keeping the neighborhood you bought in- the neighborhood you bought in. 
B: I'm glad to see that you really don't care about uplifting blighted and neglected neighborhoods. Instead of increasing and spreading out the number of livable communities, you would rather concentrate on not having the ability to buy a home near your favorite downtown fair trade coffee joint to get your soy latte and be relegated to the horrors of suburbia. [/quote]

Whom are you talking to? I live in suburbia. I also understand that "Hey developers, go build in that blighted and neglected neighborhood I don't want to live in, not my nice neighborhood!" is not really a great business proposition.

Also, you need to update your cliches. Oat milk, not soy milk.[/quote]

If the question is [b]affordable housing[/b], it's a great strategy. It also creates transitional neighborhoods with - hey! the supermarkets, bistros and "diverse" schools everyone craves. Of course, if you are a developer seeking top dollar you cram more quick turnaround housing into "desirable neighborhoods" with already overstuffed schools. And the blighted and neglected neighborhoods stay... blighted and neglected.[/quote]

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