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8noteyesterday at 9:21 PM2 repliesview on HN

i think making it more restrictive would be better?

"affordable housing" is the same thing as "luxury housing" asides from the rent

sure, you could allow less restrictive builds so that you only get a room with no bathroom or kitchen for $4k but thats not actually better


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bryanlarsenyesterday at 10:35 PM

If rich people can't buy luxury housing, they buy non-luxury housing, driving up its price. If you don't want rich people driving up the price of affordable housing, make sure there is lots of luxury housing available so they don't drive up the price of the cheap stuff.

ironman1478yesterday at 9:38 PM

That's not how it works. More competition will bring the price of those down.