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[BeetleB]

>But I don't like that area.

I can summarize a lot of the comments in this thread with:

"But I want it!"

The city isn't obligated in making areas you like affordable to you.

I wrote a bit about this recently:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16926098

[phillipcarter → BeetleB]

I would argue that the city is obligated to facilitate building affordable housing for everyone. Not just high-end stuff.

[mmirate → phillipcarter]

A city's land is a scarce resource. It cannot just be doled out to anyone who "wants it". The whole problem of resource allocation is why we have capitalism in the first place.