> We are already deciding where people can live. It's called zoning Zoning is done in higher density areas, because it has to be. It's one of the tradeoffs you

> We are already deciding where people can live. It's called zoning Zoning is done in higher density areas, because it has to be. It's one of the tradeoffs you make when you choose to live in a higher density area. In rural areas, or even in smaller towns, you won't find much zoning. And people who choose to live in such areas are making different tradeoffs (for example, lack of easy access to many kinds of services that are easily available in higher density areas). Trying to command people who want to live in either kind of area to live in the other kind does not work out well. It's much better to just make sure that people who choose to live in each kind of area bear their share of the costs, and get their share of the benefits.