At a YIMBYs for Harris fundraiser, Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz argued his party was experiencing a "generational shift" in its approach to housing.
  • DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    310·
    2 months ago

    What a bunch of BS. Kamala Harris is pushing rent control – the complete opposite of Yimby.

    • Not_mikey@slrpnk.netEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      If your defining yimby as a synonym for pro-developer then yeah I guess. If your defining yimby as just opposed to Nimbys and their exclusionary zoning policies like single family housing, parking minimums, etc. to keep there property values up then rent control is fine as it’s not Nimbys but working class people pushing for it, not to restrict supply but to just stay in there homes.

      Yimbyism can be an effective political strategy if you keep it contained to attacking rich property owners on behalf of the working/renting class. If you start opposing things like rent control that helps large portions of renters who stay in a place long term then the movement falls apart in infighting.

      • DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        23·
        2 months ago

        Yimby is about removing the red-tape that prevents development. There is no bigger red-tape than rent-control. Even if all other restrictions, such as SFH zoning, were removed it wouldn’t matter because nobody will build in areas with rent control.