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Lydia Leftcoast

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33. I'm no fan of the Cuban government, but after they lost a lot of housing stock in a

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 06:26 PM

Aug 2013

hurricane in the early 1960s, they undertook a massive building program and hired away from other jobs to work on it, with the promise that they would get an apartment in addition to their pay.

Something like this would rebuild the ruined areas of the city and would put downward pressure on rents, which have been ridiculous for decades.

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How Would You Reduce Poverty in New York? [View all] erpowers Aug 2013 OP

Tap in to Bloombergs pals on Wallstreet, instead of feeding them. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #1

Make it so! :D Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #5

More and better jobs Bluzmann57 Aug 2013 #2

Restore rent control across the board. rug Aug 2013 #3

Lower rents. Rents are too damn high here in NYC. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #4

Tax the hell outta the super-rich, raise wages Cal Carpenter Aug 2013 #6

I'd work to reduce poverty at the national level: LWolf Aug 2013 #7

About Discussion erpowers Aug 2013 #9

I think the solutions have to be broad LWolf Aug 2013 #14

you reminded me of Ruskin's awesome answer hfojvt Aug 2013 #19

I'm a fan of universal pre-school LWolf Aug 2013 #23

I suggested a rebate check for our credit union hfojvt Aug 2013 #24

Universal preschool LWolf Aug 2013 #25

we vote for our board too hfojvt Aug 2013 #39

hell yeah! Love your ideas LWolf! liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #21

Easy. Policies that bring in Chinese real estate investors and construction companies. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #8

The rent is too damn high. So are house prices. JaneyVee Aug 2013 #10

Confiscate Wall St bank buildings... HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #11

Eliminate the tax loopholes so the rich pay their fair share Happyhippychick Aug 2013 #12

By encouraging people to not have babies until they can afford them. n/t cigsandcoffee Aug 2013 #13

Tax the rich. Iggo Aug 2013 #15

I don't have any easy answers hfojvt Aug 2013 #16

By understanding our real situation. We are in a new era, like when the world CK_John Aug 2013 #17

Eliminate zoning rules and other regulations that make it expensive to build apartments and condos FarCenter Aug 2013 #18

So they can finally put all that unused space to work...amen nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2013 #27

Use eminent domain to seize abandoned factories to produce solar panels. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #20

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #22

Make that asshole Bloomberg personally pay 100,000 to everyone CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #26

The rent is too high, but most of those living in poverty Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #28

Rent Control HockeyMom Aug 2013 #30

Rent control still exists in Pre-war buildings Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #35

Raise the minimum wage KamaAina Aug 2013 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Aug 2013 #38

The cost of housing is out of reach for many. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #31

Make housing more affordable KamaAina Aug 2013 #32

I'm no fan of the Cuban government, but after they lost a lot of housing stock in a Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2013 #33

Pass a grandfather law that encodes people who work for the city living in the city. bluestate10 Aug 2013 #34

New York is a city of stark differences. It is a rich city, but the wealth is concentrated in few bluestate10 Aug 2013 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Aug 2013 #37

Repeal free trade and scrap all trade deals. Reimpose tarriffs. Encourage localization.. livingwagenow Aug 2013 #40