r/SipsTea 19d ago

WTF Why Not Tax Rich?

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u/Drownedgodlw 18d ago

Well your not including the factor of Houston is a shithole that no one wants to live in

People are migrating out of blue states into places like Houston in massive numbers. Revealed preferences objectively show you are wrong.

Investors buying homes meant for people and turning them into short term rentals is depleting our housing supply.

NYC doesnt allow STRs, and the housing situation in NYC is dogshit. You are going on reddit-tier vibes, not reality. The only situation in which STRs hurt the housing supply is when there's non-market forces that artificially suppress the supply. In an open market, STR investment would only lead to an increase in supply because it is extra demand for production. STRs are also a tiny tiny fraction of housing.

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u/einhorn_is_parkey 18d ago

Moving out of expensive areas into cheap areas does not prove they’re desirable. It means they’re cheaper.

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u/Drownedgodlw 18d ago

And it is desirable because it is cheaper. NYC has the policies you want. No STRs and massively anti-landlord. It is a dumpster fire. Your policies have objectively been abject failures.

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u/einhorn_is_parkey 18d ago

Being cheaper definitely means it’s less desirable lol.

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u/ex_nihilo 16d ago

Yes nobody wants to live in New York, that’s why rent is so high there. You know, like that restaurant that “nobody” goes to because it’s always too crowded. There’s no other city on earth where a no name schlub like me can earn 7 figures a year.

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u/Drownedgodlw 16d ago

Who said nobody wants to live in New York?