Comments on: Subsidizing Suburbia: A forgotten history of how the government created suburbia

By: Jaqen H'ghar

Jaqen H'ghar — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:28:00 +0000

On some level neighborhood character is part of what you are paying for though. A single family home on a 1 acre lot surrounded by similar homes is going to be worth more than the same house surrounded by skyscrapers, everything else being equal.

You can be strongly pro development while at the same time acknowledging that zoning is necessary to ensure that the development does not overwhelm the surrounding infrastructure and that the value of the supportable development is maximized.

By: Stephen Nestel

Stephen Nestel — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 04:21:00 +0000

assume you are the same as “market urbanism” on twitter. No?

By: Stephen Nestel

Stephen Nestel — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 04:06:00 +0000

Just challenging your flawed logic with repectful dialog. You can retreat or articulate your ideas if sound. Sorry if you did not tweet about taxicabs. I thought it was you.

By: Adam Hengels

Adam Hengels — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:41:00 +0000

What? Now you are definitely just making stuff up out of thin air. I regret indulging a troll…

By: Stephen Nestel

Stephen Nestel — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:20:00 +0000

Just yesterday you tweeted bemoaning the decline of minority taxicab medallion values because of uber. That is a clear case of the market at work yet you suggest race and market exploitation was the cause. I find that a disingenuine analysis for someone who believes in markets.

By: Stephen Nestel

Stephen Nestel — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:04:00 +0000

Well, you are right of course. Mexico has a high rate of home ownership. Would you trade your citizenship?

By: Adam Hengels

Adam Hengels — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:00:00 +0000

“You are remarkably inconsistent in your logic. I have pointed out some of them.” Huh? Where?
“You seem to want and urbanist fututre and use government incentives to produce your preferred outcomes”
I challenge you to find one such instance in all of my writing. If you are just going to make stuff up, I assume you are just trolling and aren’t going to argue in good faith…

By: Stephen Nestel

Stephen Nestel — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 02:26:00 +0000

Slow down Adam. You are remarkably inconsistent in your logic. I have pointed out some of them. I too have inconsistentcies which i freely admit. I have been following your blog because on the surface, it seems that we have room for agreement. I hold libertarianish views and believe markets often produce the best outcomes but not always in the case of “externalities”. You seem to want and urbanist fututre and use government incentives to produce your preferred outcomes. We agree that government has warped the free market but disagree how to correct.