American cities saw massive population drops from 1950 through about 2000, this created a surplus of infrastructure and amenities per capita. By capping housing demand/ prices rose as pollution and crime declined.
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A surplus of infrastructure per capita means a surplus of tax dollars per capita to maintain it.
aug 22, 2025, 1:22 am • 1 0 • view
Now convince a voter. youtu.be/dccWrg2VtYk
aug 22, 2025, 2:05 am • 1 0 • view
I am a voter. Wtf are you talking about? Jesus you’re bad at this.
aug 22, 2025, 3:36 am • 1 0 • view
JFC, I'm trying to explain how this is a political problem that can't be solved with facts and charts. That's the fundamental problem with this discourse.
aug 22, 2025, 3:45 am • 0 0 • view
I mean we've seen progress on this issue in recent years because of advocacy by the nerds with the charts. You are right that facts and charts rarely convince voters but they can convince organizers and leaders.
aug 22, 2025, 3:48 am • 0 0 • view
And I’m explaining to you that you don’t understand what people want.
aug 22, 2025, 4:03 am • 1 0 • view
Trump won or did you not notice. Sunbelt cities are also now seeing the same NIMBY pressure as Coastal metros.
aug 22, 2025, 11:49 am • 0 0 • view
Trump won because our country is racist. It’s time to take make NIMBY illegal.
aug 22, 2025, 12:35 pm • 1 0 • view
You got to win an election first.
aug 22, 2025, 1:56 pm • 0 0 • view
That was called white flight. It was a racist retreat from the cities into the suburbs. And it is proof that public perception can change very quickly.
aug 21, 2025, 6:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Also people buy into the density they want and aren't happy when it increases.
aug 21, 2025, 5:44 pm • 1 0 • view
All you’re really saying is that people don’t like change. Well too bad. Change happens.
aug 21, 2025, 8:24 pm • 2 0 • view
Some people might be like that. But you’re making broad blanket statements with absolutely no data to support them. In general, I find that people enjoy when more amenities come to their neighborhood. The population is growing. We need more homes. End of story.
aug 21, 2025, 6:47 pm • 1 0 • view