No-Independence828 t1_j9ro929 wrote
Reply to comment by plummbob in 95% of Bay Area Cities Lost Zoning Authority: In 105 jurisdictions of the Bay Area, anyone can build any residential projected at any height or density so long as 20% of the units are for low income. by dolphins3
Free market only knows how to make money. Improving people’s lives is not in their agenda.
plummbob t1_j9rohqh wrote
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you mean the consumers? of course consumers are going to only choose the options that are best for them. which is why having more options gives residents more options to optimize over.
No-Independence828 t1_j9t6ulq wrote
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As free market / developers / those who build and sell houses / those who will put anything anywhere if they can make a profit out of it.
plummbob t1_j9t8m0x wrote
The reason they make any profit is because people have strong demand for where they put them.
Mickey-the-Luxray t1_j9tg0fd wrote
But another libertarian on Reddit told me that if you remove all zoning then the free market will efficiently distribute housing density to the people's wants!
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