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the existing housing stock would be fine if the population wasn't growing. With birth rates as they are, increased demand and increased crowding is a choice mad
by dingnuts 2y ago
the existing housing stock would be fine if the population wasn't growing. With birth rates as they are, increased demand and increased crowding is a choice made through immigration policy.
unpopular political stance, I know, but you can't welcome in unlimited residents without expecting the existing inhabitants to get used to more crowding or fight over the available space
- davidw 2y agoOr you could build more housing. Many of those immigrants would love to work doing that! And a lot of it is actually not really immigrants anyway, but household formation in a large cohort: https://oregoneconomicanalysis.com/2023/10/26/household-formation-in-oregon/ https://oregoneconomicanalysis.com/2023/10/26/household-form... Oh, also, in any case the existing housing stock would not be fine, because people migrate around the country, too, to places with jobs, or away from places in decline. A vacant house in Cyanide Springs, Oklahoma doesn't do much good if your job is in Mountain View, California.