Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

But on this assumption, the tower has: — Expanded the city’s tax base by attracting 30 new wealthy residents — Improved affordability by diverting 20 wealthy incumbent residents from other housing stock — Created some jobs building & maintaining the 50 empties I say build it! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2021 Hibernated

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The anti-anti-NIMBY view involves the assumption that there is limitless market demand for empty condo units. https://t.co/T7LMFUcCpQ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 9, 2021 Hibernated

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But yes: If your response to the claim “it’s bad that it is generally illegal to build infill apartment buildings” is to immediately launch a conversation about skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan you are not engaging with the reality of the land use situation in the USA. — PolitiTweet.org

@mattyglesias I really hate that these pencil towers are brought into the general housing discourse. As far as I kn… https://t.co/5hbjdhIkoR

Posted Jan. 9, 2021 Hibernated