tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3788943051498142745..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Obama Hates the Suburbs and Wants Suburbanites to MoveRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-11703546323881708672009-04-20T08:38:00.000-04:002009-04-20T08:38:00.000-04:00Well, considering that the suburbs are the result ...Well, considering that the suburbs are the result of massive government intervention into the economy in the first place, the suburbs would largely die in a real free market economy. After all, if it wasn't for tax transfers from productive centers (cities) to the unproductive peripheries (countryside, suburbs) through state-built infrastructures, there would hardly be any suburbs, since only James Rothfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13736360504613645547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-44847406673895226132009-04-19T15:15:00.000-04:002009-04-19T15:15:00.000-04:00I attended the ADC in Houston last year. It was f...I attended the ADC in Houston last year. It was fantastic. More libertarians need to be aware of how pernicious urban planning has become. Many of these "smart growth" types live in this 1920's time warp where not only is central planning more virtuous, but also more efficient than the market at deciding real estate development.Brian Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072759016620084338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77454496646973210492009-04-19T14:39:00.000-04:002009-04-19T14:39:00.000-04:00Look on the bright side. After Obama has herded a...Look on the bright side. After Obama has herded all the suburbanites back downtown, the Democrats will lose their lock on city governments. Maybe then we can fix them.Craighttp://www.buffalog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com