> ridiculously inefficient So too is building single-family homes an inefficient way of providing housing, compared to apartment buildings, not to mention the

> ridiculously inefficient So too is building single-family homes an inefficient way of providing housing, compared to apartment buildings, not to mention the cost of suburban roads and utility connections etc. > We are a society Indeed, and part of living in a society is about making progress that is politically feasible. That the 2nd Avenue subway (in New York City) costs such a stratospherically insane amount in time and money is not an argument against subways or public transportation. Politics is the art of the possible, and Australia's progress should be celebrated here, not second-guessed.