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[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 17 points 10 months ago

How else will my house become an exclusive commodity that nobody can afford if everybody gets one?!

Fucking communism.

[-] Butterbee@beehaw.org 9 points 10 months ago

Right? People should learn to be more rich... smh

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

I am shocked! Who could've seen that coming?

[-] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Not capitalism, apparently

[-] dangerous50@feddit.nl 11 points 10 months ago

I am interested to hear how the ABC will explain this decision?

[-] RehRomano@lemmy.ca 15 points 10 months ago

their answers mostly hovered around it being “divisive.” if you’re wondering what the fuck that means in the context of more housing for people, I’m right there with you.

they also said the provincial regulations will take care of this. That’s literally not true because of Shaugnessy’s exclusive zoning status.

in short, they don’t have a coherent argument against Boyle’s motion outside of pettiness.

[-] dangerous50@feddit.nl 14 points 10 months ago

Just read the press release on their website.The main reason they said is because it would waste city staff time and resources... So basically as u said, no reason.

[-] villasv@beehaw.org 5 points 10 months ago

it would waste city staff time and resources

Meanwhile they do exactly that with the speed cameras motion. "Let's study this for two years more, even though it has been continuously studied for the past decades".

[-] dangerous50@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago

Ah, if we assume their formula to calculate usefulness of initiatives is "resources spent"/ " return". No wonder they will do the speed camera. When return is 0 the usefulness becomes infinite. I have been humbled.

[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

In a statement, ABC Vancouver councillor Rebecca Bligh said the motion would have "wasted precious staff time" and called the motion redundant, given motions recently passed by the city and province to add more housing.

Don't worry, they've already solved the housing crisis!

[-] RehRomano@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

wow thank godness for their restraint, god forbid we have too much housing in this city and it becomes too cheap to live here. BULLET DODGED!

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Eat the landlord class

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