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Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
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It's growing fast as fuck for those on the upper side of the spectrum. It's decelerating at the same pace for those fucks who can't keep up...ergo, homelessness.UWhuskytskeet said:
Honest to god, I'm not calling for genocide on the homeless - but trying to assimilate them into 'regular' life just isn't working. Might be better to build camps and send them off to someplace between Ellensberg and Moses Lake to get their shit together. Tent cities under the freeway ain't cutting it.
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The article thesis is that liberal Seattle policies have had the inverse effect that were intended and further exacerbated the homelessness problem they intended to correct. Let's argue about that rather than economic growth and other bullshit that may have been mentioned somewhere, but isn't the point of the article. Or not.
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The article loses credibility when stupid shit like that is said in like the third paragraph.Swaye said:The article thesis is that liberal Seattle policies have had the inverse effect that were intended and further exacerbated the homelessness problem they intended to correct. Let's argue about that rather than economic growth and other bullshit that may have been mentioned somewhere, but isn't the point of the article. Or not.
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Then why the fuck is the article talking about losing jobs?greenblood said:Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
Seattle built more apartments than any city in the country this decade.
Now there are signs the supply is catching up with demand, as rents have stagnated.
Swaye - the thesis of the article is that Seattle's regulations on new housing are preventing the area from building enough units to meet demand. Seattle has more cranes than any city in the country, and has built more new units than any city in the country. The only point I agree with is that condo regulations are retarded here, but that isn't contributing to homelessness as apartments are being built instead.
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Not to mention that wage growth has exploded, from like 65k per household in 2011 to almost 90k per household in 2017. I would imagine that's in the top 5 in the country for percent growth as well.UWhuskytskeet said:
Then why the fuck is the article talking about losing jobs?greenblood said:Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
Seattle built more apartments than any city in the country this decade.
Now there are signs the supply is catching up with demand, as rents have stagnated.
Swaye - the thesis of the article is that Seattle's regulations on new housing are preventing the area from building enough units to meet demand. Seattle has more cranes than any city in the country, and has built more new units than any city in the country. The only point I agree with is that condo regulations are retarded here, but that isn't contributing to homelessness as apartments are being built instead.
This amounts to laughing at Seattle for growing too fast due to a great economy and high paying jobs.
That being said, yes Seattle has some fucktarded policies and I don't agree with the head tax. And housing is out of control, but you can always choose to live in maltby. -
Guess we might as well not even pitch the tents then.UWhuskytskeet said:
Then why the fuck is the article talking about losing jobs?greenblood said:Seattle isn’t losing jobs...yet, however the city does have a high amount of homeless per capita. Out of control homelessness and economic growth can coexist.
Seattle built more apartments than any city in the country this decade.
Now there are signs the supply is catching up with demand, as rents have stagnated.
Swaye - the thesis of the article is that Seattle's regulations on new housing are preventing the area from building enough units to meet demand. Seattle has more cranes than any city in the country, and has built more new units than any city in the country. The only point I agree with is that condo regulations are retarded here, but that isn't contributing to homelessness as apartments are being built instead.
This amounts to laughing at Seattle for growing too fast due to a great economy and high paying jobs. -
Nobody is claiming that the democrats and liberals aren't great for the 1%. That's who they serve
