LordG20 t1_j71shln wrote on February 3, 2023 at 1:41 PM

Reply to comment by Armigine in So, naive question but, how do we go about politically motivating housing costs? by [deleted]

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 on February 3, 2023 at 2:18 PM

>All taxes are regressive.

what

> 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?

LordG20 t1_j71z8ew wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:31 PM

None..... Most places in Maine don't need them.

Armigine t1_j72c014 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 3:57 PM

So.. planes landing at an airport ten feet from your front door is fine, then?

LordG20 t1_j72lcy3 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 4:56 PM

Intermodal railyard would be great. I like choo choo trains more than planes.