They may have also been downvoted for implying that a global housing crisis is directly caused by people “from away” moving to Maine.

People migrating to Maine helped increase demand, but pandemic-related supply chain issues increased costs and created delays for new homes. Two administrations worth of bad monetary policy created inflation. Add in NIMBY backlash to every proposed development in populated Maine areas, and you have a recipe for rising home prices that people are demanding be fixed without building new properties.

It’s a lot more complex than blaming a few Massholes.

I'd suggest boycotting non-unionized Starbucks locations over this, but I honestly prefer local coffee shops over Starbucks anyway. Closing two days before Christmas is extra icing on this corporate asshole cake. I hope these employees receive backpay when Starbucks loses the same style of federal review that the Augusta Chipotle just lost.

It's hard to believe that the national housing crisis has entirely been driven entirely by Massholes, but it's here on Reddit so it must be true.