Well, there’s a huge elephant in the room you’re omitting: in the City of Buenos Aires, a large portion of the settlers are foreigners, the result of a hugely idiotic mix of unrestricted welfare state and totally open borders (plus being surrounded by way poorer countries).
So there’s another solution you don’t mention: saying goodbye and covering their ticket back home. Sorry if that doesn’t sound very humanitarian, but taking care of another country’s poverty as your own social policy isn’t some noble ideal, it’s just plain stupidity.
In my opinion, when anyone discusses long-term politics in Argentina, it's impossible not to remark that its economy is a roller coaster. Until the country solves this question, it will never have a viable politics of anything.
Another thing is that urbanism requires compromise and initiative. I don't see that in Argentine politicians (maybe because of the thing that I wrote before).
PD: What do you think about land value capture taxes like "Plusvalía urbana"? I think that damages the price system. It's better to have a property tax linked to land value or FAR indicator.
You mention that developed countries don't have slums, but it seems that South Korea has a few, like Guryong Village.
You don't really talk about ReNaBaP, I think it is important as it provides ownership of the land. After the slums are created, a solution would be to first provide ownership of the land, then provide services (policing being a principal one, as insecurity seems to be pretty severe), and finally allow stable economic growth to take place and slowly alleviate conditions. It is slow, but much less expensive to the state.
I'm sure this happens in some cases everywhere but this gets to a larger point I was hoping would be answered- if I have the time and energy and skills can I build my own cinder block house a respectful distance away from the other ones, for free? Or is some sort of black market organization preventing me from doing so? And if I can, how common is this rental situation? Is there ever a circumstance where I can pay no rent or taxes on my house? Because if so this starts to sound more attractive
If you get farther away, you get more space but its farther away from jobs and transportation becomes more difficult. If you are in an irregular situation (not even a slum), what you can do is ask the head of the house (that probably is a family member) if you can build on top. I know people who did this and now have 3 story buildings.
Geez louise this cross section of a labyrinth sunk in a quagmire. I understand Mr Bolivar at a deeper level. Feels like every developing country needs a traveling transnational free-mason style order to give these stable-in-a-sense regimes a much-needed shock.
The reality of it being a problem of ideas & capacity is somewhat relieving. Implies my thoughts about organizing a secret society came from intuition not ego.
Fun peer into insanity as state apparati. Best of luck for Buenos Aires and I hope it eats the other one.
Well, there’s a huge elephant in the room you’re omitting: in the City of Buenos Aires, a large portion of the settlers are foreigners, the result of a hugely idiotic mix of unrestricted welfare state and totally open borders (plus being surrounded by way poorer countries).
So there’s another solution you don’t mention: saying goodbye and covering their ticket back home. Sorry if that doesn’t sound very humanitarian, but taking care of another country’s poverty as your own social policy isn’t some noble ideal, it’s just plain stupidity.
In my opinion, when anyone discusses long-term politics in Argentina, it's impossible not to remark that its economy is a roller coaster. Until the country solves this question, it will never have a viable politics of anything.
Another thing is that urbanism requires compromise and initiative. I don't see that in Argentine politicians (maybe because of the thing that I wrote before).
PD: What do you think about land value capture taxes like "Plusvalía urbana"? I think that damages the price system. It's better to have a property tax linked to land value or FAR indicator.
Trambus is a trolley bus - basically a bus that runs on electric power provided by wires
You mention that developed countries don't have slums, but it seems that South Korea has a few, like Guryong Village.
You don't really talk about ReNaBaP, I think it is important as it provides ownership of the land. After the slums are created, a solution would be to first provide ownership of the land, then provide services (policing being a principal one, as insecurity seems to be pretty severe), and finally allow stable economic growth to take place and slowly alleviate conditions. It is slow, but much less expensive to the state.
What do you mean rents are 16% higher? Who am I paying rent to if I am squatting in a cinder block house?
Also what Hernando de Soto book is from 1977?
AFAIK the owners rent the "apartment", even if there is no official deed on the house. I have also heard of this happening in Brazil's favelas.
I'm sure this happens in some cases everywhere but this gets to a larger point I was hoping would be answered- if I have the time and energy and skills can I build my own cinder block house a respectful distance away from the other ones, for free? Or is some sort of black market organization preventing me from doing so? And if I can, how common is this rental situation? Is there ever a circumstance where I can pay no rent or taxes on my house? Because if so this starts to sound more attractive
If you get farther away, you get more space but its farther away from jobs and transportation becomes more difficult. If you are in an irregular situation (not even a slum), what you can do is ask the head of the house (that probably is a family member) if you can build on top. I know people who did this and now have 3 story buildings.
Geez louise this cross section of a labyrinth sunk in a quagmire. I understand Mr Bolivar at a deeper level. Feels like every developing country needs a traveling transnational free-mason style order to give these stable-in-a-sense regimes a much-needed shock.
The reality of it being a problem of ideas & capacity is somewhat relieving. Implies my thoughts about organizing a secret society came from intuition not ego.
Fun peer into insanity as state apparati. Best of luck for Buenos Aires and I hope it eats the other one.