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Originally posted by baltassoc
This would be a much more compelling argument if you had read the original post closely enough to realize that this makes you sound like a complete bigotted ass.
The "burden" is not tax and spend social services. The "burden" to be born is to [GASP! THE HORROR] accept Section 8 vouchers. Yes, that's right, to take money FROM the government.
I realize this is asking too much already, so it's hardly worth mentioning the real long term solution: intellegently designing communities such that they provide for a variety of income levels in close proximity, such that the guy who cuts your lawn (or for that matter, teaches your kid) can live close enough to work that he can spend some time enriching his life (say through education) rather than commuting.
But no. You and your NIMBY bretheren can't be in the same proximity with the unwashed masses. It's not your "burden." It's enough to perform the charity of letting them through the gates to clean your house.
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This planned community / zoning shit seems popular with both you and Ty, though I like your version better than his (since you're letting the guy who mows the lawn live in the 'hood, without, I assume, putting him in the carriage house).
I think the real answer, though, is different: Trailers. Inner city folks need to discover what rural people have known for years - a trailer is a fine home, especially a double-wide, and can be had for relatively little money. When the day comes when Trailers are welcome everywhere, the housing crisis will be solved.
