Now don’t get me wrong, exurban gated communities are probably the slums of the distant future, but that’s not a good thing.
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It has been a thing for a while and I have been in the discourse for YIMBY for ummm since 2019. My definition of rich people doesn’t help my perception.
aug 18, 2025, 11:30 pm • 1 0 • view
Rich starts at 60k for me. 30k is middle class. And it doesn’t matter if true. Its about relativity to myself and how I see money.
aug 18, 2025, 11:33 pm • 1 0 • view
I make 13k combined with my partner. Not including snap and healthcare through medicaid which I can’t use for rent unless I went through a medical housing program. Its been really messed up watching people claimed 100k isnt rich. So I feel polarized to label rich as affording an apartment alone.
aug 18, 2025, 11:40 pm • 0 0 • view
And poor is not affording an apartment with two people making the same income.
aug 18, 2025, 11:40 pm • 1 0 • view
Here’s an older article on it since some of the abundance people obviously take issue: slate.com/business/202...
aug 18, 2025, 11:50 pm • 0 0 • view
Anyway, you are right to be skeptical. Have you ever heard of the kind of housing where they set aside a certain percentage of rentals need to be affordable income? After about 10 years, that phases out in many cases. And I’ve seen landlords evict for minor things to get market rate tenants.
aug 18, 2025, 11:31 pm • 0 0 • view
Its so bad on the west coast… we will accept any deal I think…
aug 18, 2025, 11:32 pm • 1 0 • view
Well, that’s why I really like my states accessory housing law. These backyard houses by law can only be so big, about 900 square feet. Less costly, more efficient.
aug 18, 2025, 11:36 pm • 0 0 • view