rewminatti t1_itk3z4r wrote
Not surprising. Real estate developers continously line these guys pockets. They will eventually all crack for the right price.
Pool_Shark t1_itm5z8g wrote
Never get why so many on this sub go to bad for shady real estate developers
huebomont t1_itmct4l wrote
we go to bat for housing because there's a housing crisis
Pool_Shark t1_itme4iy wrote
Surely their has to be a way to build housing without using shady real estate
huebomont t1_itmnm2o wrote
no one has yet presented that option. the city can't/won't do it. the only people building housing in this city are real estate developers. change that fact first, THEN there can be credible advocacy against them.
CactusBoyScout OP t1_itmqgfl wrote
It’s literally illegal under federal law to build any new public housing.
Pool_Shark t1_itmqtcb wrote
Why?
CactusBoyScout OP t1_itmr806 wrote
Because it was so deeply unpopular last time it was tried that a bipartisan effort produced the Faircloth Amendment banning any increase in public housing.
GoPikachuGo1 t1_itlod7d wrote
Idk why this is downvoted. Politicians don't just "change their position". They leverage their position until they get something they want.
huebomont t1_itmcozz wrote
aka negotiate
rewminatti t1_itlslg3 wrote
Because it doesn't fit their agenda and they don't live in the area. The residents here are all opposed. It's an overly ambitious money grab.
huebomont t1_itmcrnp wrote
what polling did you do to conclude that the residents are all opposed?
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