2024:30 Common Law or Common Sense? Nimbyism's Grip on Housing
The David McWilliams Podcast
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Navigating Nimbyism and Yimbyism in Housing Development
The chapter explores the detrimental effects of nimbyism on housing crises in various English-speaking countries, emphasizing obstacles to infrastructural progress due to individual objections. It delves into the negative impacts of nimbyism on housing, highlighting consequences like decreased spending power, longer commutes, and misallocation of capital. The narrative extends to contrasts in housing regulations between Republican and Democrat cities in the US and discusses the urgency for immediate solutions to address the imbalance between rising living standards and deteriorating quality of life, particularly for young populations.
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