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The time savings get cancelled out, but that's an incorrectly narrow view of things. Everyone who moved farther away concretely benefits in terms of bigger and/
by lalaland1125 7y ago
The time savings get cancelled out, but that's an incorrectly narrow view of things. Everyone who moved farther away concretely benefits in terms of bigger and/or cheaper accomodations. There is still a net benefit, just not in commute time.
- marssaxman 7y ago> Everyone who moved farther away concretely benefits in terms of bigger and/or cheaper accomodations. The rest of us suffer, in terms of increased environmental impact and ongoing infrastructure maintenance cost. We should not subsidize this behavior.
- lalaland1125 7y agoNope, even the people who don't move benefit from reduced housing costs as people moving away frees up space.
- magduf 7y agoWrong. If you want more space, you need to build more densely. All this does is drive up housing prices farther away, encouraging people to move even farther away. The whole thing is completely unsustainable.