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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
This is the part that gets my goat.
If I have 500k to spend on a house, who is the sity or anyone else to tell me what's the best use of that for my interests, values, and needs.
The 'whopping' problems are simply different problems. It's all choices. And they should be mine to make.
No one should be so arrogant to think they have all the answers and can make choices for everyone else. Unless they are a church. And then we can mock them for immunization.
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No one is telling you what's best for your 'needs'. Nobody.
It is hoped, though, that one makes the proper choices through proper research in deciding where to live; one should suffer the consequences of deciding where exactly that location is. Calgary is a roads-based city, and and thus choosing to live in outlying areas comes with a heavy price financially and environmentally. Choosing to live that far out also contributes to the steady rise in municipal taxation, mainly from the simple reason that resources and infrastructure need to be continually expanded outward.
No one is saying they have all the answers; but when urban sprawl is a serious problem in today's environmental and energy based world, something has to give. The decision to expand further and further outwards is unsustainable in a number of ways. What IS arrogant, however, is choosing to ignore this because you have a fundamental right to live that far out. No one is denying that you do; that doesn't make your decision right, however.
The choice to live in areas that continue to weigh heavy on resources and infrastructure will continue to increase in becoming an unpopular one.