nowhereman1223

nowhereman1223 t1_j7vyrju wrote

My proposition is that these things are substantially more complex and wont be solved overnight.

My theory is that bringing more people in to fill the current housing (with prices that will not be reduced without govt intervention no matter how much we wish for it) those people will need more services that will pay more and may result in a profitable need for additional housing on the lower end.

It's not a guarantee. I can promise that blocking progress and shutting down connections and mass transit that the rest of the world uses is the opposite of a solution.

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nowhereman1223 t1_j7vu29t wrote

What is your proposal to fix the problem?

The housing market is profit driven, the companies have found little to no profit in low income and affordable housing. So they stopped providing it and raised rents etc.

Do you propose the Govt mandate, regulate, and subsidize housing to ensure people can get in to affordable housing?

If you don't want that, how should it be done?

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nowhereman1223 t1_j7v4rk3 wrote

Do you understand that having affordable transportation to places like Boston would bring the people we want and need that would demand affordable housing in metro areas?

The employment base and taxes aren't here now. What do you propose to bring them here? You know what would do it? Affordable transportation to metro areas.

Set up the commuter rail, let people work in Boston, live in Manchester. Those folks take over all the expensive apartments and condos being built. Those folks go out to eat, shop, entertain, utilize services etc IN NH. Those services need people to work at them. Those people need places to live. Affordable housing is then built for those people. Right now there isn't enough demand OVERALL for the lower priced housing. Sure everyone complains that housing is too expensive. What do they do? They leave. Because not only is there not enough housing, there aren't enough decent jobs available either.

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nowhereman1223 t1_j7v38gv wrote

you need to go through the option provided by your utility provider. They should have a portion of their site dedicated to the available choices with that provider and the steps to sign up.

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At this point I find $0.12 per kWh to be suspect. Chances are this is a rate that was available and is being used to farm more people to sign up with them.

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But lower prices and no commitment are available, however there is no real reason to not commit to t along term option as the rates for electricity aren't going down any time soon.

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Personally I sign up for the lowest possible rate (which was $0.13 per kWh for 100% renewable) for the longest possible time (36 months when I did it last September).

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nowhereman1223 t1_j7u75so wrote

This is because certain politicians have a stake in the bus lines and park and ride stops that are leased to the state. Not to mention the Auto Dealers Organization and all the people worried that Passenger trains providing decent affordable ways to Boston for jobs would gentrify the state too much and make it too "woke".

I have lived here most of my life and seen this state actively fight anything that would bring in new people to live and not just visit. The state complains we don't have progress or money to do things but then actively fights anything that would bring that in.

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This reminds me of NH fighting Real ID until the Feds said NO MORE FUNDING if you don't comply.

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nowhereman1223 t1_j7qqkez wrote

It is up to the property management company to provide you mold free heated and livable accommodations until repairs can be made to bring the apts back to livable. The state and towns have housing authority folks you can find through your local government that can help make sure things go correctly.

Regarding your things.... you'll need to find dehumidifiers and low temp heaters to dry them out safely without damage. Some things will never be right again and might need to be tossed. Check online with places like Servpro as that is the type of thing they deal with and they can advise what can be saved and what cant.

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nowhereman1223 t1_j68npvz wrote

I have friends that did this stuff for years.

While its tough work and I am thankful for those that do it, they get paid beyond well. As it's almost always OT and Nights etc. They typically get like 3-4x their standard hourly rate. And that is for the entire time they are away from home (this includes the overnight stays).

Its one of the only things that pays properly these days.

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