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Tension-Cautious t1_j1ypgcg wrote

Reply to comment by mojitz in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja

Well then why don't you do that?

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mojitz t1_j1z99pz wrote

I think you responded with something cute because you don't actually have an argument against this, but feel some sort of reflexive need to oppose any attempt to use the power of government for good.

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HarrisonFordsBlade t1_j1yvwlc wrote

Every time the lottery jackpot gets really huge I buy a ticket. And then I fantasize about what I'll do with the money. At this point the plans are fairly elaborate. But the basics of it is that I will create rent-to-own communities with rent commensurate with people's income so that as many people as possible have the opportunity to own their own home.

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cpujockey t1_j1z1c0d wrote

> rent-to-own communities

people will take offense to that. urban sprawl, property ownership, those are things a lot of folks deem satanic.

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HarrisonFordsBlade t1_j1z1ors wrote

Probably, but if I've just won a $500 million lottery I can afford to calm a lot of people down. ;)

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cpujockey t1_j1z2pn6 wrote

that would be pretty groovy.

careful though: taxes will eat you alive, not just with property taxes, but on those sick gainz too.

I'm still shocked about how the vermont subreddit views single family homes and all. folks keep advocating for these huge apartment buildings thinking we have the infrastructure to handle a huge people box and yet the buses don't even run on time. Additionally, single family homes open the opportunity for ownership in more than just owning a POS - you have room to do shit and privacy that comes with that. I know if I was living in an apartment building I'd be evicted for making guitars and all other craft projects I do. No one wants to be smelling my lacquer, nor do they want to hear my power tools at 2 am when creativity strikes.

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