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I'd be fine with this if most folks saying it actually were being genuine. What I've found when I head down this path with folks on a deeper level they actuall
by phil21 4y ago
I'd be fine with this if most folks saying it actually were being genuine.
What I've found when I head down this path with folks on a deeper level they actually don't want everyone to own their life choices. They actually want the status quo of being the most subsidized political cohort the US has.
Suburban living in most areas I've stayed clearly should be far more expensive. The fact my parents live 50 feet off a paved 60mph road 60 miles away from the nearest large city is utterly absurd. That road might see two dozen cars a day. There is no way the tax base can support such a thing.
I think in our lifetimes we'll see prices start to escalate rapidly due to the fundamentals baked in.
However I have very little hope this turns into anything but more subsidy for that cohort, since they are the ones who show up to vote. Anyone not offering to prop up the suburban property bubble will not have a chance in office.
- sky-kedge0749 4y ago> I think we'll see in our lifetimes see prices start to escalate rapidly due to the fundamentals baked in. I agree. One of the big risks to future political stability and, honestly, avoiding violent conflict is that these price increases won't just be rapid but immediate. People could adjust if the price of gas went up $1/gallon every year for ten years. If the government keeps the price artificially low all that time and is then forced to raise it $10 all at once, that would be very difficult.