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by ArkanExplorer 1819 days ago
Playing the devils' advocate, is the key to affordable housing to allow neighborhoods, builders etc. to exclude by race?

Folks might not be able to choose where they live, but at least they will get cheap housing? Is that a fair trade?

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California voters approved such a law, 1963 Prop 14, but the supreme court struck it down.

But don't lose hope for direct democracy yet! A few years later Prop 13, which is arguably worse on minorities https://harvardcrcl.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/11/..., passed by a wide margin and continues to see strong support from voting demographics today.

I don't understand what you are (rhetorically) advocating for?