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Originally Posted by SebC
If he's catering to those voters, then from an economic policy perspective, that actually is crazy. Just because we have room to grow out forever doesn't mean we should. The more we grow out, the less efficient we become. So to subsidize outward growth is idiotic. We pay for it right off the bat when we provide services to the developments that the developer levies don't fully cover, and then we pay for it over and over and over again in lifecycle costs. Having said that, low density is fine as long as the cost is passed to the users.
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What? You mean construction and maintenance of new utilities, emergency services, schools, rec and roads to serve new areas isn't free? Poppycock!