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respaaaaaj t1_j5bawbi wrote

Reply to comment by SabbathBoiseSabbath in MaineHousing ready to spend $21 million to provide overnight shelters this winter by Shake-Spear4666

I guess that would depend on what you consider long term, because things like zoning, environmental protections (of any kind), fishery and wildlife management, infrastructure, tax credits aimed at promoting particular kinds of buildings products vehicles home upgrades (heat pumps extra insulation windows that retain more heat) etc are all what I'd call long term just off the top of my head.

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SabbathBoiseSabbath t1_j5bdsyh wrote

Yeah, this is true. My previous comment was certainly too lazy and lacked nuance.

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respaaaaaj t1_j5be8q0 wrote

You are right that outside of emergency relief there aren't many short term actions taken by governments in regards to housing, because all of the short term options that governments have tried have risks of backfiring both short and long term.

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