Tasteless Alex

Writer. Drinker. Humorist. Underachiever.

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@86reality I have no clue what you are talking about. Feel free to try again

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

We need to embrace a little chaos and uncertainty in cities. I don't mean disorder. I mean we need to stop the insane restrictions on commerce and socializing that leaves cities boring and listless. More food stands and trucks. Less restrictions in drinking in parks.

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

What slightly-unhinged views on urbanism/cities do you hold dearly? Hobby horses and petty beefs?

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@MarysRoommate

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This is like 10 years of everyone you know ripping heaters indoors and drinking beer

[Person108 @PersonthePerso2]

There is no way this could happen to someone in only 19 years

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@Noahpinion Roll the tape

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

So-called "inclusionary zoning" is a tax on new less-expensive homes that lets urban elected Democrats NIMBY new housing on behalf of their homeowner constituents while posing as friends of the poor. The Supreme Court should throw it out as an unconstitutional taking.

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@jasonc_nc @constans As someone who worked in a gourmet deli for two years....the meat to bread ratio is far more important than the size and European sandwiches have a good balance. A lot of sandwich shops in the US use way too much meat

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

More outdoor dining. Mixing commerce and public parks. More pedestrian only streets. We need random encounters and people watching. Forcing everyone inside homes and businesses is bad

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@JulieChangRE A lot of bored upper management and their employees doing administrative work needed to justify their jobs.

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@JulieChangRE I blame the woo woo pop psychology around personality types that is so pervasive in the HR space. There's this false belief that you can eliminate bad hires and the need for training through their psuedo scientific methods and it's a massive waste lf time and money

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@Sr_Lazarus https://t.co/f60LzLGpr9 I think budget issues are going to force politicians hands as well. Cities can no longer afford to be anti-growth

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

Measure A going down in San Diego is proof that you aren't going to regulate your way into affordability and you aren't going to increase taxes to solve a budget crisis. The only way out is growth.

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@JoshInEncinitas It's where you get shit done

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@billybinion Sounds inflationary

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@AvaErikson

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

Measure A going down in San Diego is proof that you aren't going to regulate your way into affordability and you aren't going to increase taxes to solve a budget crisis. The only way out is growth.

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@constans As Detroit showed, it's always a great idea to have an entire city built around one industry and a handful of companies

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@AdamasNemesis They can always sell their valuable asset and downsize. Or do you think we should socialize everyone's housing so that everyone can have a 4 bedroom 2 ba home regardless of their housing needs?

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

This is actually a good point...a lot of seniors on fixed income could just rent out their spare rooms if they are struggling financially. We don't need to eliminate taxes. Nobody has any problem telling young people to get roommates. Old people can have roommates, too.

[Jason, @jasonc_nc]

Spare bedrooms should be subject to an escalating Pigouvian tax

[Tasteless Alex @TastelessAlex]

@Ckarion @mateosfo They probably don't even know about these

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@jasonc_nc They probably wouls be less likely to be victims of investment scams as well