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It cripples the economy overall. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/opinion/housing-regulations-us-economy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/opinion/hous

• crazygringo 8y ago
  It means the economy doesn't grow as fast as it would otherwise. But again, it's not shrinking, or remaining stagnant. If you call that "crippling" then keeping Central Park in Manhattan also cripples the economy, by preventing the economic growth that would result in replacing it with hundreds of blocks of offices and apartments. Democratic communities are allowed to choose to slow down economic growth in order to preserve a more liveable physical environment. Do you think preserving Central Park cripples the economy overall?