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0 pointseru2y ago0 comments

Please read carefully: 'These suburbia homes are still pretty bad deal for the public.'

The original comment was carefully worded to avoid any statement about whether suburbia was a good or bad deal for the people who want to live there.

Similarly to how protectionism and subsidies can be a good deal for those people who benefit from them, but still be a bad deal for the public.

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lucioperca2y ago

Yes, cost for infrastructure like sewer, water, electricity is much more expensive for low density city parts compared to dense ones. But this is not reflected on the billing. Apart from the needed streets there is a lot other cost like health care which comes with car centered living.

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