Most of these commentators advocate build, build, build, density, no matter what it takes, down with regulations and so on.  If in disagreement, others are shut down, called out for their selfishness and out of touch with the need for “more housing”.  Well,  I’m against density for good reasons.  Planning of urban areas is of extreme importance for the mental and physical health of humans.  We are not rats!  It’s fine for those who can afford to build for their elderly, or to rent it out to help pay for the mortgage.  But it must not be “the solution” for affordability and homelessness.  Without getting into structural reasons for the way things came to be the way they are, this cruelty scene of people living inside their cars, tents sheltering families and the disabled on urban streets, living next to garbage and so on.  Without questioning the criminal state of our health care industry and salaries below human dignity,  the rich not paying their taxes, I propose that the move must be done by the government.  Very simple:  rather than continuing funding an inefficient police or wars without end,  rather than defunding the IRS, why not substantially subsidize housing, affordable not only to the middle class, but specially to the poor,  the elderly, the disabled.  Why demanding middle class neighborhoods to open up to crowded environments while the filthy rich neighborhoods keep their spaces clean and empty?  The private monopolies of builders are not the cure, but the cause.

Most of these commentators advocate build, build, build, density, no matter what it takes, down with regulations and so on.  If in disagreement, others are shut down, called out for their selfishness and out of touch with the need for “more housing”.  Well,  I’m against density for good reasons.  Planning of urban areas is of extreme importance for the mental and physical health of humans.  We are not rats!  It’s fine for those who can afford to build for their elderly, or to rent it out to help pay for the mortgage.  But it must not be “the solution” for affordability and homelessness.  Without getting into structural reasons for the way things came to be the way they are, this cruelty scene of people living inside their cars, tents sheltering families and the disabled on urban streets, living next to garbage and so on.  Without questioning the criminal state of our health care industry and salaries below human dignity,  the rich not paying their taxes, I propose that the move must be done by the government.  Very simple:  rather than continuing funding an inefficient police or wars without end,  rather than defunding the IRS, why not substantially subsidize housing, affordable not only to the middle class, but specially to the poor,  the elderly, the disabled.  Why demanding middle class neighborhoods to open up to crowded environments while the filthy rich neighborhoods keep their spaces clean and empty?  The private monopolies of builders are not the cure, but the cause.

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