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Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read

Your logic is the same logic NIMBYs in wealthier neighborhoods use to oppose development in their back yard. ‘Until further studies can prove that building more housing doesn’t lead to induced demand, more crime, or a thousand other bad things, etc… we need to oppose development’.

What we actually need to do is move the control of development from the local level to the regional level. If control is at the state or even federal level then it can be applied equally across different neighborhoods, even the wealthy ones.

As long as control is left at the local level, NIMBYs such as yourself (that is in fact what you are even if you can’t admit it), will prevent needed development, thus leading to further inequality in our society. It’s a shame you can’t see your place in it and a tragedy you are furthering the very injustices you claim to be fighting.

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