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People who are able to restrict housing development (e.g. existing home owners) have too much political power on a topic that shouldn’t be up for a vote.


Imagine if current hospitals could object to opening new hospitals. Or grocery stores could object to competitors getting permits.


This literally is how it works. You need a certificate of need to open a hospital and existing hospitals lobby heavily against granting new ones


> Imagine if current hospitals could object to opening new hospitals

LMAO

They can! It sucks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_need




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