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man2010 t1_itxec92 wrote

I guess making the region a worse place to live by hampering the local economy is one way to bring down housing costs, but I'd rather not see Boston become like every rust belt city that lost a bunch of manufacturing jobs and never recovered. No one strives to be like Detroit

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RhaenyrasUncle t1_itzgid6 wrote

We're not in danger of losing jobs any time soon.

I think his point is more easily summarized as, "Why are we creating 3 new jobs here for every 1 new housing unit we build?"

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