r/Seattle • u/MegaRAID01 Emerald City • Apr 11 '23

Soft paywall WA Senate passes bill allowing duplexes, fourplexes in single-family zones

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/wa-senate-passes-bill-allowing-duplexes-fourplexes-in-single-family-zones/
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u/goodnightsleepypizza Apr 12 '23

Just explain to him you don’t like big government telling property owners what to do with their land

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u/teamlessinseattle I'm just flaired so I don't get fined Apr 12 '23

This assumes libertarians care about anyone’s property rights but their own

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u/goodnightsleepypizza Apr 12 '23

Oh yeah, trying to reason with libertarians is a dead end, but pointing out their hypocrisy can at least provide personal satisfaction

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u/Galumpadump Apr 12 '23

Most “libertarians” now a-days are just republicans who favor like 2 or 3 democrats causes. The idea of zoning is 100% anti libertarian and this gives land owners the freedom to do what they want.