Tim Thomas (he/him) on Mythryl: “This is a very interesting YIMBY concept out of London. Giving…”

This is a very interesting YIMBY concept out of London. Giving commercial renters a voice in government. Austin has lost many local commercial businesses and there's very little actual advocacy for them past slogans. Would we have more neighborhood shopping centers if commercial renters could vote?

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Exactly, the Livery companies are dominanted by office tenants i.e. not the landed interest. Everywhere else the electorate is systemically biased in favour of the landed (owner occupier) interest. And the councillors are 90% homeowners too.

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