'The emergency siren is wailing': Telluride housing crisis reaches a new pitch
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Telluride is the latest mountain town in the midst of a housing crisis. Ouray, Pagosa Springs and Frisco are among the others struggling with similar issues.

Parasites are killing mountain towns. The workers are de facto on strike because nobody who works your shit jobs can live here.

Have fun in your unlivable million dollar homes when the town struggles to fund basic services.

It's like an Ayn Rand fantasy, but brought to reality.

  • inshallah2 [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    Lefty reporter: "So - in effect this is a 'company town'."

    Lib mayor: "No. It is not a company town. How can it be? First of all - no company runs it. We run it. Second - it's a—"

    Lefty reporter: "Tent favela?"

    The annoyed mayor gives a head nod to the cops to remove the reporter.

    Lib mayor: "It's a flextown so—"

    Lefty reporter: "With scrip!" The reporter sees the cops coming. "I demand to remain as a member of the—" he's getting frogmarched out.

    Lib mayor: "You are being disruptive.. That will not be tolerated for anyone. Okay, he's leaving... It's not 'scrip'. It's flexmoney..."