vexingsilence

vexingsilence t1_j8gbyzk wrote

In the long run, perhaps. In the short term, any burden the pose on the community has to be absorbed by the community. The new arrivals wouldn't have even started paying property tax yet. And even when they do, any costs associated with them will take years to collect via property tax.

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vexingsilence t1_j8gbhy7 wrote

Why do urban areas want to increase density? What are the more distant areas doing to compensate the urban areas for their sacrifice? Dense living isn't better living. Maybe for some folks, but not for many. That's not a house and a yard and a family and all that. You may look down upon "car dependent" living, but it led to people being able to have that house and yard. It's not a coincidence that people fled the cities once cars became readily available. People didn't want to live that way.

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vexingsilence t1_j8fu1c3 wrote

That was covered..

"we're either forced to live in cramped, overpriced apartments, or have at least 3 to 4 different incomes to help afford all of the expenses of owning your own home"

I haven't yet seen a floorplan for new apartments that I'd call underpriced or spacious. Although I guess you could argue that cramped is kind of a defining attribute of an apartment.

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vexingsilence t1_j8ffsmh wrote

That sprawl could be accelerated. Not proposing it as a solution, but the ability for someone to achieve the dream of home ownership in NH is only going to become more challenging over time so long as the population increases and the desirability of NH living doesn't decrease. Even sprawling out only works for so long.

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