> And then the increase in local taxes to try to compensate for the mass costs, and hurting the current tax base, is a major issue. My favorite is when jurisdi

> And then the increase in local taxes to try to compensate for the mass costs, and hurting the current tax base, is a major issue. My favorite is when jurisdictions let people past a certain age freeze the property tax rate at a certain point. Of course, these were the same people who: 1) campaigned against any and all housing that would disrupt the "charm" of the area 2) insisted on a 3/2 single-family home on a significant fraction of an acre 3) insisted that said home be miles away from the city center, requiring lots of infrastructure while simultaneously reducing the population density that would pay for said infrastructure 4) did nothing to shore up the budgets at the local, state, and national level over the last 30 years