As a NIMBY guy…I’m going to protect my investment. There’s plenty of affordable housing out there, it’s just not 10 minutes walking distance from an urban center.

I can go pay 20k cash and live in a trailer across town if I need to.

Everyone wants low cost housing, no one actually wants to live ina low cost area.

That’s kinda the problem, don’t you think? Your material interests have been set in opposition to people who want affordable housing in the area.

Sure, but let’s say you build a section 8 settlement next to my house. I’m moving…immediately, and so are all the neighbors.

The entire market there plummets and you end up with Detroit.

So great, you solved the problem for a decade. Now what?

Sure, but let’s say you build a section 8 settlement next to my house. I’m moving…immediately, and so are all the neighbors.

loooool so you don’t know what’s going on in Portland, OR huh.