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hmmm

 

It's funny seeing all these people who used to call Omarosa a sellout to her race and an Oreo and all those other racists terms for backing Trump, tripping over themselves to defend her now. The hypocrisy is freaking hilarious.

 

I wonder what kind of outrage there would be if some NRA members were training kids to attack and kill at schools, rather than some extremist Muslims?

 

again, hmmm

Dozens dead in Yemen as bus carrying children hit by airstrike

 

The idea that repealing a rule, from 2015, is some great setback is ludicrous. We keep seeing this, and often, it's some rule that wasn't even implemented before President Obama left office.

The Slate article didn't quote one person who defended the rule change.

As usual, we're asked to judge a rule/law/policy based on its goals, not whether or not is will achieve anything.

The biggest impediment to racial integration is local restrictions, in places like Los Angeles -- where the Slate author lives -- and San Francisco, that makes it nearly impossible to built moderately priced, multi-family dwellings.

As Carson points out in the WSJ piece, a simple change in local zoning would do far more to help solve this problem:

“I want to encourage the development of mixed-income multifamily dwellings all over the place,” Mr. Carson said. He hopes to have a new rule in place by the fall.

The secretary pointed to Los Angeles as an example of how zoning rules stymie housing development. He said a large majority of the city’s parcels of land are eligible only for single-family home development, not larger projects that could house more people and help moderate price growth. “Of course you’re going to have skyrocketing prices that no one can afford,” he said.

Policy makers have long puzzled over how to create incentives for cities and towns to build more housing. Local officials are often in a difficult political position because the loudest voices among their constituents tend to be those objecting to development. At the same time, federal and state governments have limited control over local zoning.

HUD Moves to Shake Up Fair-Housing Enforcement

 

Take a look at this, and explain to me how New York City's policies encourages the construction of affordable, multi unit dwellings:

 

Link?

 

For an 1,100 square foot unit, in a middle class neighborhood, the monthly property tax burden is more than $700 per month.

But, the private residence, in the upscale neighborhood, has a tax burden that's a fraction of that.

But, yeah, it's probably the racist programs of Donald Trump that are the real problem.

 

https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/new.../navigating-nycs-tax-incentive-programs-78424

The New 421-a
Renamed the Affordable New York Housing Program, 421-a offers multifamily developers tax breaks to build mixed-income housing. A significant change to the program is that the 421-a tax exemption now runs for a longer period in exchange for revised affordability requirements. Developers can get a full property tax exemption for up to 35 years if they set aside 25% to 30% of units for low- and moderate-income housing.
“Developers who are not used to developing affordable housing are going to have to get used to developing affordable housing,” Bernstein said.

Residential Property Tax Incentive Programs in New York City | Enterprise Community Partners

Description
Affordable multifamily rental housing in New York City is difficult to sustain without tax incentives. Fortunately, New York City has one of the most comprehensive sets of real estate tax incentive programs in the nation. No other major U.S. city offers a comparable range of real estate tax abatements and exemptions to stimulate market-rate and affordable housing development, and to preserve existing housing stock.

his guide describes New York City's current residential real estate tax incentive programs; provides a guide on program details and eligibility requirements for local community development organizations; outlines common affordable housing development scenarios and options at the end of the tax incentive period; and outlines all the major tax incentive options for housing development and preservation, but focuses in particular on tax incentive options for affordable housing.

 

It's not an either/or equation. Both are problems.

 

Quit using generalities, dummy. It is the hallmark of terrible message boarding. Did someone on this board call her an Oreo or a sell-out? There is a search function on this board. Use it. Otherwise, all you are doing is making up things in your brain.

 

That Trumpists won't just admit he and they are racists crack me up; you'd think their leader would have given them the courage to do so by now...he certain has given them the permission.