CAR, question is, have you been to Fresno, Sanger, Barstow, Bakersfield? There are A LOT of flat usable land there too. I can bet you there’s more land in Fresno ready for development than Dallas or Houston or Austin. There are A LOT more high paying jobs in those TX states than Fresno, Bakersfield, etc. Yet, how come property price is cheaper in those TX area than even Fresno? CA have LA, SF, SJ, SD to skew to comparison. But when comparing the CA valley vs TX metro, it’s really get you wondering why property in CA are so expensive, even in cities like Fresno.
No one is forcing anyone to rent. Some people choose to rent and other choose to buy. If you can’t afford to buy in an area you want, move. There are plenty of happy people in other cities that have lower cost of living. Why should anyone get subsidies for living in an area they choose. If you want to get mad at someone, get mad at the CA system for making it expensive to develop here. Its purely supply and demand. Build more and things will be cheaper. Cheaper houses will yield lower taxes, even w/out prop 13. Many states do not have prop 13, yet seniors are doing fine there.
Don’t get me wrong, I am fully loving prop 13 and will be taking advantage of it fully. I just find it ironic that you railed against government subsidies for a group of people you don’t like but then also praised other government subsidies to other group of people YOU think should get it.
