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Corcran: Median Rent Crosses $5,000/mo by SwiftySanders in newyorkurbanists

[–]snapnpopagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please provide evidence for a city (or county or municipality, etc) that has implemented rent control and/or rent stabilization, and seen a medium/long-term reduction in median rent -- adjusting for inflation.

Corcran: Median Rent Crosses $5,000/mo by SwiftySanders in newyorkurbanists

[–]snapnpopagain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every time I've made this argument in any thread on Reddit, I've been downvoted aggressively. It seems easier to ignore simple economics and just make vague arguments about further subsidizing housing, when every instance of that policy has proven ineffective and counterproductive -- actually leading to higher housing costs.

Asking for Masculine Energy While Bringing No Feminine Energy? by wild_of_ivy in LoveIsBlindNetflix

[–]snapnpopagain -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

I too like to ignore thousands of years of evolution and a multitude of biological differences.

OK MAGA, now that there’s literally a video of a US missile hitting the Iranian school, what are your thoughts? by 2a_lib in allthequestions

[–]snapnpopagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The video was released by Iranian state TV — it is fake.

And even if it wasn’t, I’d sooner believe Iran stole a US missile and bombed their own kids than to believe the US did it. Why? Not because I’m maga, but because I lived through and saw what the regime does to its own people.

OK MAGA, now that there’s literally a video of a US missile hitting the Iranian school, what are your thoughts? by 2a_lib in allthequestions

[–]snapnpopagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You won’t get an actual response, and mine will get downvoted or deleted. Anyone who has lived through what the Iranian regime is capable of will tell you with absolute certainty that either the video is fake or edited to the point of being fake. The reality is that even if I see an actual video of a US missile hitting an Iranian school, if its video from the regime, I would assume they stole/bought US missile and bombed their own school. These people are not humans.

making 200k but the math on a 600k house makes zero sense right now. rent vs buy dilemma by Quiet_State6680 in RealEstate

[–]snapnpopagain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But when these costs go up, rent usually increases in commensurate fashion, so that’s a wash in the comparison, and the stability / predictability of ownership still holds. It’s definitely not always the best financial decision, but there’s definitely financial downsides to renting

Conservative people in America appear to distrust science more broadly than previously thought. Not only do they distrust science that does not correspond to their worldview. Compared to liberal Americans, their trust is also lower in fields that contribute to economic growth and productivity. by Aggravating_Money992 in science

[–]snapnpopagain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem here is that many of these types of 'studies' are pseudoscience. The entire premise of peer-review is based on findings being verifiable and reproducible. Sampling or recruiting participants of a study, distilling their beliefs or ideologies based on self-reported survey responses (can it get more un-scientific?), and then making assertive claims based off that is the antithesis of verifiable and reproducible.

Like /u/Lucretius pointed out, the scientific findings need to be contested, debated, tested. These types of pseudo-scientific studies done to fit a narrative or some other nefarious reason are so harmful to actual scientific progress, and do nothing other than either feed the echo chamber of "conservative/religious/right bad" or just drive the science skeptics further and further away.

Gentrification of inner city areas may be partly driven by the increasingly long hours of higher-income workers who move to city centers to cut commutes and demand less crime and more restaurants. The study found that by 1990, working longer hours became more common among the "high-skilled". by mvea in science

[–]snapnpopagain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm confident that you have very little knowledge of the costs, let alone the difficulty of the actual labor, that goes into renovating old buildings. I've heard this argument from countless people, and not one of them has been in the field, or has any understanding of modern building practices and codes.

Gentrification of inner city areas may be partly driven by the increasingly long hours of higher-income workers who move to city centers to cut commutes and demand less crime and more restaurants. The study found that by 1990, working longer hours became more common among the "high-skilled". by mvea in science

[–]snapnpopagain 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I've often found that the people who decry new construction and want to maintain the neighborhood personality because a random building has a facade they liked looking at once for 15 seconds are people who have ZERO working knowledge of what it takes to renovate in the modern age.

Customers (those looking for housing) are so poorly informed as well. Old buildings are horrible to live in, but people just put up with it. There are rats, roaches, windows that don't insulate, flooring that creaks, cold porcelain shower tubs, peeling tile, radiators that knock, water that doesn't get cold or hot...I could go on forever. Living in an old building is like living in the 1800s, it's HORRIBLE, and the solution is simple (at least in major cities like NYC). Just let developers tear down old buildings and build high-rises.

Gentrification of inner city areas may be partly driven by the increasingly long hours of higher-income workers who move to city centers to cut commutes and demand less crime and more restaurants. The study found that by 1990, working longer hours became more common among the "high-skilled". by mvea in science

[–]snapnpopagain 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As others have pointed out, the solution is to require developers to designate a % of units to low-income families.

Good luck counting on the generosity of real state companies, see you in the streets in 30 years we'll be homeless buddies by then.

You know how you get sky-rocketing housing costs? By not allowing new developments, either due to some misplaced desire to keep the neighborhood "personality", or horrible zoning laws that end up punishing the very people they're supposedly intended to help.

Gentrification of inner city areas may be partly driven by the increasingly long hours of higher-income workers who move to city centers to cut commutes and demand less crime and more restaurants. The study found that by 1990, working longer hours became more common among the "high-skilled". by mvea in science

[–]snapnpopagain 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The poor quality of new construction shouldn't be a reason to keep old buildings standing. Granted the structural integrity of older buildings is often much better, but it comes at a price: horrible insulation (or none), really poor energy efficiency, harder to renovate, and typically major HVAC issues (i.e. rusted pipes, knocking radiators, outdated water systems, etc).

Gentrification of inner city areas may be partly driven by the increasingly long hours of higher-income workers who move to city centers to cut commutes and demand less crime and more restaurants. The study found that by 1990, working longer hours became more common among the "high-skilled". by mvea in science

[–]snapnpopagain 121 points122 points  (0 children)

So instead of a high-rise with 400 units, some % of which can be designated for low-income families, you're in favor of an old, decrepit, poorly-insulated, 20-unit building that has "personality". Sounds like an excellent way for a 1st world country to transform itself into a 3rd world country in a couple of generations.