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Good-Expression-4433 t1_jdr22id wrote

Important to speak against it if you can but it's unlikely to go anywhere. It's such an asinine bill that will only make the housing crisis in Providence worse and ultimately fix nothing.

Ordinarily NIMBY bills like this would have a chance but with housing the way it is, passing it would get whoever voted for it tarred and feathered.

Helen Anthony just doing dumb NIMBY shit again like she always does because boomers think housing with multiple college students isn't great to live near and we need to think of the poor property values in those areas.

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fishythepete t1_jdr8q3r wrote

You’re assuming the local voters realize they’re screwing themselves not college students with this bill.

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Good-Expression-4433 t1_jdrkhbn wrote

Many of the older people don't care but if they did this then I guarantee the news, effects, and yes votes would circulate like wildfire with the under 40 crowd that are already increasingly politically active.

This isn't some small thing that would be easily swept under the rug with how bad people are already struggling to secure housing.

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hbk2369 t1_jdu0c09 wrote

The next time a boomer realizes they fucked up a vote will be the first time.

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Previous_Floor t1_jdswq5y wrote

>because boomers think housing with multiple college students isn't great to live near

One need not be a boomer to recognize that this is true. And everyone posting here knows it's true. You're simply concerned with housing costs going up. And that's definitely a valid concern, but the argument being used is dishonest and hypocritical.

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