“Voice is not in & of itself a way to weigh tradeoffs. Progress involves ratifying tradeoffs that distribute burdens across communities, fair & unfair. Gov’t needs to be able to make decisions that impose costs & voice should not give any figure the ability to hijack process.”

Getting to see the purple line progress at New Carrollton is my work commute treat

Maryland polls conducted this winter have consistently emphasized that voters want solutions to the housing crisis.

New polling today from @ggwash.org confirm support for solutions in @govwesmoore.bsky.social's Housing for Jobs Act - 79% agree gov't should stick to clear/objective criteria.

I'm not saying anything new here, but the mortgage interest rate deduction (1) is very regressive (benefits folks with the largest, most expensive homes the most); (2) has no actual demonstrated impact on homeownership for families; while (3) costing a LOT of $$.

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It is honestly hard to overstate how unattainable homeownership has become in Maryland.

Even assuming a down payment of 20%, mortgage and property tax costs routinely exceed $3,000/month for a typical home. (Data Zillow ZHVI Aug 2024, 6.3% interest rate which is avg for MD)

In Arlington, population growth + housing density + public transit → a reduction in traffic AND incredibly low traffic fatalities.

“Since 1980, 82% of new housing units have been in buildings with 5+ units”

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