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America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing? (www.vox.com)

submitted 7 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/citylife@beehaw.org

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[–] BentiGorlich@gehirneimer.de 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No can do. That would drive prices down and that hurts our economy 🥸

[–] lemming934@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it hurts the economy since moving people to producive areas increases productiviy.

It does hurt homeowners, who have managed to capture the regulatory regime by pressuring their city government into passing and maintaining zoning laws.

[–] BentiGorlich@gehirneimer.de 2 points 7 months ago

I meant it sarkastically, hence the 🥸