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> millions of more unplanned civilians dramatically increases rent and reduces supply. At least that has been the case in Canada. Why are the civilians unplann
by mcphage 2y ago
> millions of more unplanned civilians dramatically increases rent and reduces supply. At least that has been the case in Canada.
Why are the civilians unplanned? Is Canada planning for zero population growth, or otherwise, what went wrong with their planning?
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThis covers it: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7080376 https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7080376
- mcphage 2y agoWeird—they set immigration levels years in advance, and never plan for "where are those people going to live?" > Immigration accounts for nearly all population growth in Canada Imagine if people started having kids again! Where would anyone live?!
- klyrs 2y agoIt's honestly somewhat terrifying to see skyscrapers flying up in my neighborhood. You'd think I'd be delighted, increased supply should decrease prices, right? Only, my kid is having a terrible time in school in large part because the student:teacher, and student:classroom ratios have been flying up as well. For all the dozens of luxury condo towers we're building, we are not building out commensurate services for the kids who will inevitably occupy those towers.
- mcphage 2y agoMany years ago, my dad worked down in Dallas. And there were so many people moving there, that schools had classrooms in trailers while they built new, larger schools. And then when those larger schools were completed, so many people had kept moving that they still had classrooms in trailers. I don’t fully understand why planning for growth is so hard. I believe that it is, I just don’t get it.