 other points, there is a plan to boost housing tax on so-called “expensive homes”, which specifically refers to those properties currently valued at 3 million dollars or higher.Also among these points are plans to build thousands of new social housing units, as well as new student housing to be developed during the years to come. This measure, among others within the plan, alludes to a commonly held belief regarding housing prices, namely the so-called “supply myth”, which states that high prices in the current market are due to a lack of supply in proportion to the high demand, and therefore, that the solution for making prices more affordable lies in creating a larger supply pool, which would then cool the market eventually.However, this “myth”, as some critics designate it, is far from universally accepted. Indeed, from the world of academia there is severe criticism towards the premise. Dr. John Rose (who penned a report on this very issue, precisely titled The Housing Supply Myth) has concluded, after analyzing data going all the way back to 2001, that there is, in fact, no shortage of supply in the metropolitan area, and that, actually, the government has been adding on average 1.19 units of housing for every single new household that has come since. Simply put, there does not seem to be any objective data to support the claim that a higher volume of supply would lead to a decrease in prices, despite the apparently intuitive nature of the claim.Moreover, the proposed measures have attracted plenty of criticism also, due to the fact that many believe they will, ultimately, lead to an increase in prices, rather than the opposite. This is owing to several reasons. One of the main issues, as pointed out by critics, is that such an increased foreign tax rate, as well as the new “speculation tax”, will almost certainly deter potential developers from building their projected developments within the urban areas, as they will feel less inclined to do so based on the increased fiscal pressure that will now be applied on them. On the other hand, there is also the clear and present danger of eventually passing down the additional costs of development on to the final consumer, as developers and investors will likely seek out more cost-effective ways of managing their invested capital among local housing developments, which, in turn, will unavoidably cause the final prices to increase exponentially.As noted, the increased tax rates and higher fiscal pressure on developments is viewed with much caution by many, and some observers have noted that a plausible alternative for such a model would be to implement what is commonly known as “supply-side methods”; that is, favouring a lower taxation overall, while making decreased regulation an administrative priority. It is widely believed that by lowering taxes on companies, they in turn will be able to hire more personnel and this will ultimately have a positive impact in regards to overall growth, and particularly towards increasing demand. This, some argue, will have the power to alleviate pricing pressure on the currently red-hot housing market.
It should also be noted that, while housing prices across the British Columbia have been on the rise for quite some time and are likely to continue to increase, at least for the time being, there is little doubt that the price of many condos, including vancouver condos, north vancouver condos, west vancouver condos and east vancouver condos in the area is likely going to suffer this price hike much more significantly than other properties, mostly due to the strict mortgage regulations that have been placed upon them. In an area of Surrey called Whalley, surrey condos are rising rapidly in price as well due to increased migration into the whalley area.
As there are small restrictions on supply side for Kelowna and Nanaimo residents and permits do no typically take as long to be approved, the markets may actually cool in these areas. Both regions of Nanaimo and Kelowna are seen as alternatives to the hot Vancouver real estate market, but they may dim as investors catch hold of rising prices in Vancouver homes despite the efforts by the NDP government.
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package fr.dianox.hawn.utility.config.configs.commands;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;

public class GetPosCommandConfig {
	
	private static Plugin pl;
	private static File file;
	private static YamlConfiguration Config;
	
	public GetPosCommandConfig() {}
	
	public static void loadConfig(Plugin plugin) {
		pl = plugin;
		
		file = new File(pl.getDataFolder(), "Commands/GetPos.yml");
		Config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
		
		if (!pl.getDataFolder().exists()) {
			pl.getDataFolder().mkdir();
		}
		
		create();
	}
	
    public static File getFile() {
        return file;
    }

    public static YamlConfiguration getConfig() {
        return Config;
    }

    public static void reloadConfig() {
        loadConfig(pl);
    }

    public static void saveConfigFile() {
        try {
            Config.save(file);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    
    private static void create() {
        if (!file.exists()) {
            try {
                file.createNewFile();
            } catch (IOException e) {}

            Config.set("GetPos.Enable", true);
            Config.set("GetPos.Disable-Message", true);
            Config.set("DISABLE_THE_COMMAND_COMPLETELY", false);

            saveConfigFile();

        }
    }

}As the winter of 2019 gives way to the spring of 2020, the journey of time moves inexorably forward. The changing of the seasons reminds us that every one of us has a journey of our own, too. A life’s journey might be measured in years or seasons, loves, or deeds, but it’s always over too soon. We only get one chance to make that journey, and everyone makes it count in his or her own way. Here are those whose journey has been completed but who treaded paths so singular that they can’t help but leave some of their light behind when their time with us concluded.
Jeff Adachi, 59.
Crusading San Francisco public defender.
Adachi first showed the boundless passion for justice that would lead him to public defense when he was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, where he joined a student movement to free a man wrongly convicted of murder. He was elected to be San Francisco public defender in 2002. He spent the next 15 years turning the office into one of the nation’s top models of holistic defense, instituting innovative programs like a full-service juvenile division and a unit serving undocumented immigrants. A vocal and tireless advocate for the disadvantaged, Adachi was a controversial figure whose fiery personality and plainspoken ethos ruffled feathers but made him a hero to his clients.
Joyce Aguiar, 87.
Aguiar grew up Alameda — she was always fiercely proud of her first job as an usher at the Alameda Theater — but moved to Lodi when she got married. She returned to Alameda later in life and immediately made the city her home, rekindling old connections and becoming a fixture in the community life of St. Joseph’s Basilica. Aguiar lived to help others and was known for her giving and generous nature, as evidenced by her years of volunteer work for the Mastick Senior Center and with Meals on Wheels.
Gary Bogue, 81.
Animal columnist and advocate.
Bogue wrote regular columns for over 40 years in the Contra Costa Times answering readers’ questions about pets and local wildlife. His humble, friendly tone and deep knowledge of animal behavior endeared him to readers and earned him the nickname “the Ann Landers of California Wildlife.” He worked tirelessly to educate the public about the animals living alongside them as curator of the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek and used his platform to help environmental groups and preserve open space in the Bay Area.
Willie Brown, 78.
Legendary Raiders cornerback and Football Hall of Fame inductee.
Brown played 12 seasons with the Oakland Raiders, building a reputation as one of the team’s all-time greats. He accompanied the Raiders to two Super Bowls, and many today remember him mostly for creating one of the game’s most iconic images, when cameras caught his 75-yard interception return in Super Bowl XI head-on. He was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 1984. Off the field, Brown also proved himself as a capable coach known for his humble wit and hard-won wisdom.
Rev. Jack Buckley, 78.
Jack Buckley served as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Alameda for 19 years. During his tenure, he oversaw the restoration of the church’s sanctuary to its former glory and worked to get the building listed on the National Registry of Historic Places after its 2003 centennial.