So gentrification? Get rid of the "undesirables" instead of building more housing...
The problem isn't "grandma" (Or, I think that problem is vastly smaller than lack of new building/investment due to hostile regulations). The problem is anti-grow regulations that block what can be built (IE: must match look/feel, can't build high rises, etc)... and anti-grow regulations that demand massive investment in what can be built (IE: requiring water sprinklers in new homes, solar, etc) making new options grossly over-priced.
Cars aren't more expensive just because of inflation... they are more and more expensive due to regulations upon regulations such as air bags, abs, etc. Some of which is good... but a lot of which is debatable or outright wasteful. Same for housing.
Making grandma move out won't create the massive amount of new housing required for some areas. Those areas need new, affordable housing to be invested in - not getting rid of "undesirables" to raise taxes.
"feature high taxes and cheap property"
It's not cheap if you're taxed to death to stay there. Artificially low prices due to artificially high taxes aren't a solution any more than over regulation is.
And the idea of higher wages won't solve the issue that'll end up being inflation adjusted higher prices to pay higher taxes to pay for higher prices to pay for higher taxes to...
So gentrification? Get rid of the "undesirables" instead of building more housing...
The problem isn't "grandma" (Or, I think that problem is vastly smaller than lack of new building/investment due to hostile regulations). The problem is anti-grow regulations that block what can be built (IE: must match look/feel, can't build high rises, etc)... and anti-grow regulations that demand massive investment in what can be built (IE: requiring water sprinklers in new homes, solar, etc) making new options grossly over-priced.
Cars aren't more expensive just because of inflation... they are more and more expensive due to regulations upon regulations such as air bags, abs, etc. Some of which is good... but a lot of which is debatable or outright wasteful. Same for housing.
Making grandma move out won't create the massive amount of new housing required for some areas. Those areas need new, affordable housing to be invested in - not getting rid of "undesirables" to raise taxes.
"feature high taxes and cheap property"
It's not cheap if you're taxed to death to stay there. Artificially low prices due to artificially high taxes aren't a solution any more than over regulation is.
And the idea of higher wages won't solve the issue that'll end up being inflation adjusted higher prices to pay higher taxes to pay for higher prices to pay for higher taxes to...