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Originally Posted by V
I'm really not sure why anyone is on the side of subsidized urban sprawl, to be honest. Even those of us with 2.4 kids that live in the burbs don't want sprawl to be subsidized, because removing the subsidization will probably reduce the amount of available suburb options, and probably increase the value of my home. Not to mention the fact that I'm currently paying to subsidize this growth that I'm not benefitting from in the least.
Honestly, I think a lot (most?) of it is the fact that the developers fund the media who in turn delivers the developers' message, which is then digested by the common man.
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I had pretty much this exact same conversation with my wife last night. The developers (and their media friends in the Sun and conservative talk radio) framed the subsidy debate as being inner-city vs. suburbs, but it's really not. The only people who should support the subsidy are those who are planning to buy a brand new home on the outskirts of the city. Whether you live in a condo in Sunnyside, an apartment in the Beltline, or a single family home in MacKenzie Towne, the sprawl subsidy does nothing to benefit you.