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Or to say it a different way, a barometer of diminishing freedoms in a multi-cultural society is the ever-diminishing freedom of association.<\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/affordable-living-group-applauds-de-blasio-housing-plan-article-1.2562977\">NYDN<\/a>: De Blasio is pushing two zoning plans needed to achieve his goal of building 80,000 new affordable apartments and preserving another 120,000 existing ones.<\/p>\n<p>One, known as mandatory inclusionary zoning, would require developers to include affordable housing in projects that need city approval, with options starting at setting aside 25% of apartments for people making an average of $46,000 for a family of four.<\/p>\n<p>That has prompted protests from critics who say apartments are needed for people who make less than that. 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