Typically, an concept is so dangerous that merely suggesting it’s grounds for termination. That is a kind of instances.
President Trump’s Inside Secretary, Doug Burgum, just lately provided only one such horrible concept.
Yesterday, Burgum and Housing Secretary Scott Turner shared their sensible concept for our present housing scarcity: use federal land.
No. Completely not. 1,000 occasions no.
Stating that we’re about seven hundreds of thousands properties brief, Mr. Burgum referred to our federal lands as an amazing asset – which is true. However they’re not simply an “asset on a steadiness sheet,” as he describes them. These stunning western lands – their pure state, their openness – are an asset as a result of they’re pure lands.
Don’t get it twisted – conservatives are conservationists. Connection to nature is a defining characteristic of Western tradition.
Does that imply we’re towards doing something with the land? No. It does imply that we’re, or must be, towards flooding these pristine areas with one thing like something remotely approaching hundreds of thousands of properties. Simply give it some thought. Seven million properties. The inhabitants of New York Metropolis is a shade over eight million. Now unfold out these hundreds of thousands of tiny rat-infested flats into properties. See the issue?
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Watch:
Inside Secretary Doug Burgum and Housing Secretary Scott Turner announce federal lands shall be opened for inexpensive housing.
Do you assume this can be a good concept?
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Mr. Turner speaks of “tailor-made housing packages.” Mr. Burgum speaks of “inexpensive housing.” What does that imply? Part 8 housing? If there actually is a extreme housing scarcity, and these new properties are going to be “inexpensive,” the demand goes to outstrip provide. Chances are high, which means the brand new properties will rapidly rise out of “affordability”. Then what?
There’s loads of land accessible all around the nation with out placing New Cabrini Inexperienced or cookie-cutter McMansion subdivisions in pristine areas. You realize it will likely be one or the opposite, or each.
Mr. President, this concept should be quietly strangled and by no means spoken of once more. It seems like one thing dopey Bernie Sanders would give you.
