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BigEnd3 t1_j6jjmx0 wrote

Reply to comment by shmeatballs in Massive ship in the harbor this morning by NAFAL44

I've worked those ships. The grand irony is a handful are US made, but Norwegian flagged, and owned by a boston/French conglomerate. I'm not sure if they are still sailing the Old LNGC Matthew anymore, but she used to go to Everett once every two weeks.

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Acocke t1_j6jj94s wrote

Reply to Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_

  1. Tax foreign and corporate owned housing. (They are willing to pay more)
  2. Unoccupied and uninhabited units with vacancy past 10 years should be taken by the city by eminent domain.
  3. Make brokers fees illegal and cap real estate transfer costs at set cost as opposed to percentage based.
  4. Incentivize building additional units for sale but not for rent. Owner occupied units are generally better for everyone.
  5. Allow the nimbys to exist but ratchet up property taxes for unit above a certain square footage each Nay vote further subsidizing additional housing units, mass transit, and school. If money goes to anything else, provide teeth to remove elected officials and banish them from the state. (Let’s get puritanical)
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alohadave t1_j6jizb2 wrote

Reply to comment by BasilExposition75 in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_

> Zoning is designed to maximize the use of public utilities.

And to limit development, and to limit density, and keep out undesirable people.

In Quincy, with the current zoning, I could not build my house on my lot. I cannot add a floor to my house. I cannot add an accessory dwelling unit.

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ari_iaccarino t1_j6jhq1b wrote

Reply to Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_

All second residential properties owned by individuals or companies in MA should be taxed heavily to the point of them being unprofitable. Obviously more housing needs to be built, but at this point landlords of all sizes are exhibiting parasitic behavior that undercuts community development and real small businesses.

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Skizzy_Mars t1_j6jhg03 wrote

Reply to comment by pillbinge in Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one. by _Hack_The_Planet_

I didn't say the US was close to either, just chose a contrasting example of public housing since we're making low effort posts.

Why do you need to force developers to do anything? Public housing doesn't mean you make the developers work for free. If we decided that public housing should be beautiful and long lasting (and were willing to pay for it, which we aren't), I'm sure there would be a long line of developers bidding on the projects.

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