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Originally Posted by FarmerHaight
The one thing right-wing and left-wing individuals agree on (if they're rich and own their own home) is NIMBYism. Suburbanites in SF and Dallas may not agree on much, but neither group wants a bunch of social housing (or any dense housing, really) built in Atherton or University Park. So yes, I think both left- and right-wing NIMBYs will likely be annoyed at this policy regardless of which party they supported in the last election.
I think when Greetingsfromcanada mentions "leftists", they are referring to your idea that the government should build all the affordable housing and that the market can never address the affordability issue.
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For leftists, it's backed by an eternal lie that state housing for all is literally the only good and "moral" housing. Many of these people are hypocritical retirees who bought market rate housing themselves at a fraction of the cost that just want any excuse that makes them feel good and righteous while being horrible people.
Or it's young people caught up in political hotheadedness and lacking in the history of zoning.
For many right wingers, it's way more straightforward. They'll just tell you they hate your guts if you can't afford a detached home, regardless of circumstance. They "bought into a neighborhood". Or sometimes it's "we don't want crime". It's crude. But it's easy to notice and push aside. Unfortunately, leftist failures on housing have a veneer of well meaning
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