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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It annoys the crap out of me that developers, realtors and mortgage brokers are out here using this anonymous board for their arguments.[/quote]

You can't fathom the concept of people wanting housing to be affordable for their kids? I've got two-- lower elementary. 20 more years of housing costs going up considerably faster than incomes is not going to make a good world for them. And as a fed, I'm not exactly in a position to give them trust funds.[/quote]

Lifelong county resident raising a handful of kids in MoCo. Given the lack of affordable housing and related services (eg, childcare, insurance, groceries, etc. are ridiculously expensive here) coupled with the shifting demographics impacting public schools, I’m coming to grips with the reality that my kids aren’t likely to plant roots here. My spouse and I will likely downsize and retire near wherever our kids land.

The Atlantic and several other outlets are sounding the alarm on affluent/educated/mostly white flight from blue cities and their previously highly rated suburbs. Moco has already experienced this and I am confident this housing proposal will only foster more flight.

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If this was a uniquely MoCo/DMV problem, then sure. But the same problems are going on pretty much everywhere it is desirable to live.[/quote]

Correct.

And you can see what happens when the affluent, educated taxpayers move away and immigrants who operate in cash under the table move in. Keep an eye on Chicago and its suburbs. [/quote]

This is still happening in most major metro areas. Affluent people are moving to further out lower density suburbs or enrolling their kids in private school instead. People that decide to enroll in private school, but remain in densely population areas are also moving to more secluded neighborhoods (gated communities, or established neighborhoods with strong HOAs and covenants). The US appears to be undergoing a process of 21st century socioeconomic balkanization and this trend was greatly accelerated by the COVID pandemic. Remote and hybrid work is strongly correlated with income/education. This disparity in mobility and resources by socioeconomic status will enable higher levels of  socioeconomic segregation than previously possible before 2020. Eliminating single family zoning is practically guaranteed to worsen affluent flight from MOCO and it risks creating a fiscal death spiral for the county that will be difficult to reverse. [/quote]

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