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I think its a lack of guiding principles as to how new legislation gets drawn up. It leads to stubborn refusal to do anything. Most people don't mind change, so long as the change is predictable and their neighborhood doesn't get worse.

Plus a lot of the fears are based in the wave of public housing that was constructed in the 70s. Tenants with no investment in their dwellings will shoot a community into a death spiral. Look at Detroit and numerous other cities. There are other issues involved, but that was significant factor.