LordG20 t1_j6z4q84 wrote
Abolish zoning rules, encourage banks to let homeowner's build using construction loans, give tax breaks to people building multi family and starter homes. Fund schools through sales taxes.
Armigine t1_j71fyxh wrote
Most zoning rules are pretty good - I like not living next to a cement factory. Landowners can take out loans to build their own homes, generally, but banks will indeed treat them differently than a company known for already doing so. Sales taxes are regressive but school funding does need a mixup to be more equitable
LordG20 t1_j71shln wrote
All taxes are regressive. Very few areas need zoning for planning services. 90% of Zoning in Maine is Nimbyism created by flatlanders who move up here build a house fill the driveway with 2.5 Subarus and begin stopping people from doing exactly what they did.
Armigine t1_j71xdpr wrote
>All taxes are regressive.
what
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> Very few areas need zoning for planning services. 90% of Zoning in Maine is Nimbyism created by flatlanders who move up here build a house fill the driveway with 2.5 Subarus and begin stopping people from doing exactly what they did.
ight. What do you think zoning is? It's not just "you can't build multifamily homes and must have cars everywhere", it's the entire concept of having regulations around which kinds of buildings can be which places. What zoning laws in maine are you envisioning here?
Tony-Flags t1_j728zoz wrote
Have you ever been to Houston, TX? They don't have zoning rules, and its a shithole nightmare of sprawl.
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