Brillaint breakdown of how Gallego ties housing scarcity back to the broader political economy. The part about the federal rebate for pro-housing jurisdictions is lowkey genius becaus it flips the usual NIMBY incentive structure, residents actually benefit tangibly from new housing instead of just seeing thedownside. I've noticed that when working with local govts, the biggest hurdle isnt even ideology but showing constituents any immediate upside to density. If folks dunno they're gonna see a check at tax time, suddenly zoning reform becomes a lot more popular.
Outside the box tinking is required to address the housing affordability crisis especially for Gen Z and millennial. Both of these cohorts are responsible for family formation which is vital for societal stability. Dems need to hang out the "Big memetic ideas wanted" sign and find new ways to approach this issue. Here's mine:
Outside the box tinking is required to address the housing affordability crisis especially for Gen Z and millennial. Both of these cohorts are responsible for family formation which is vital for societal stability. Dems need to hang out the "Big memetic ideas wanted" sign and find new ways to approach this issue. Here's mine:
Brillaint breakdown of how Gallego ties housing scarcity back to the broader political economy. The part about the federal rebate for pro-housing jurisdictions is lowkey genius becaus it flips the usual NIMBY incentive structure, residents actually benefit tangibly from new housing instead of just seeing thedownside. I've noticed that when working with local govts, the biggest hurdle isnt even ideology but showing constituents any immediate upside to density. If folks dunno they're gonna see a check at tax time, suddenly zoning reform becomes a lot more popular.
Outside the box tinking is required to address the housing affordability crisis especially for Gen Z and millennial. Both of these cohorts are responsible for family formation which is vital for societal stability. Dems need to hang out the "Big memetic ideas wanted" sign and find new ways to approach this issue. Here's mine:
Outside the box tinking is required to address the housing affordability crisis especially for Gen Z and millennial. Both of these cohorts are responsible for family formation which is vital for societal stability. Dems need to hang out the "Big memetic ideas wanted" sign and find new ways to approach this issue. Here's mine:
https://open.substack.com/pub/priceofbeans/p/redistributing-opportunity-why-democrats?r=9x3dh&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web