![]() Conservatives need to take their own ideas about economics more seriously and stop seeing all proposals for change through a lens of paranoia and resentment. It indirectly reduces real wages by preventing people from migrating to places where job opportunities are most robust.infrastructure improvements can and should be tied to a demonstrated desire to increase population density.Progressives and urbanists need to move beyond their romance with central planning and get over their distaste for business and developers. The question is whether we’ll adopt rules that permit this rather than sticking with rules that often ban row houses and multifamily structures, generally require low buildings and large amounts of parking, and typically prescribe minimum lawn sizes-even minimum apartment sizes.This directly reduces real wages by increasing the cost of living for people in high-income metro areas. "The point is that there are many ways in which expensive land can contain large numbers of people. ![]() ![]() It is a fine book written by a market urbanist who explains basic supply and demand very well. The Rent Is Too Damn High: What To Do About It, And Why It Matters More Than You Think does not deserve the disparaging ratings/comments posted on Amazon. ![]()
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