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I don't understand, why can't we simply build more cities? If people are so willing to pay for it, I'm sure there's people who want the jobs. It just seems lik
by pascalxus 8y ago
I don't understand, why can't we simply build more cities? If people are so willing to pay for it, I'm sure there's people who want the jobs. It just seems like such a waste of opportunity
- mertd 8y agoWe have other stores of value that don't take up as much space and permanently destroy a finite resource.
- bobthepanda 8y agoPeople don’t want a house, they want a specific property within a specific location. It would be as if you responded to a shortage of iPhones by flooding the market with Motorola Razrs.
- spoonie 8y agoWe don’t even need to build more cities: we can build more density in existing cities. Vancouver has lots of Neighbourhoods with nothing but single family homes. Add more townhouses and low-rise apartment buildings and the population of Vancouver could double. But people cling enviously to their driveway & backyard close to downtown.