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Originally Posted by Cowboy89

Also I'm on the side of the developers with regards to their rebuke of Rollin Stanley's 'Stockton, California' example. That was an aggregious hyperbole to make (maybe as much of a hyperbole as the homebuilders claiming there's a greenfield development freeze). It would be similar to a remark argueing that Canada should cut back OAS payments even further lest we become Greece. Sure, directionally the arguement is sound, but the scale of comparing the two is out of the scope of magnitude.

The approach Stanley is taking when he brings up Stockton is a bit like the approach James Howard Kunstler uses for most urban planning issues. It is an exaggeration and a bit over the top but it does help bring attention to the issue. While I wouldn’t use it myself, I don’t mind him using it because it helps attract the general public’s attention to a really important issue. It is especially important because for much too long developers have driven the planning and development agenda without much public consultation.