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Ironically the top 1% don't have enough votes to block relaxed zoning, which would enable developers to bring more supply to your market

• coliveira 4y ago
  Ironically, the top 1% can buy votes, in one way or another, to do pretty much anything they want.
  • therealdrag0 4y ago
    Except be elected. See Bloomberg and Jeb bush etc.
    • coliveira 4y ago
      You forget that Bloomberg's and Jeb's opponents were also supported by big capital. Big capital wins no matter who's elected.
  • Msw242 4y ago
    You're thinking about this policy area incorrectly The 1% win no matter how we design the housing market. They don't need to thumb the scale
  • creativenolo 4y ago
    And kill off will or options.
  • robocat 4y ago
    The USA top 1% occurs at about 400k income for an individual. Can any software men/women here comment on how many votes they can buy?