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[quote=Anonymous]The problems are systemic, and largely ideological. From the ideals of French Revolution America picked liberty (and added  pursuit of individual happiness/success), leaving brotherhood and equality. Dream hoarding is woven into the existential fabric of this society.

Some of the premises both in the book and in the David Brooks piece in NYTimes are downright ridiculous. For one, being against re-zoning is a rational behavior by economic agents - if you plunk down your savings into a house, last thing you want is for it to drastically drop in value. Even people with no kids (and no dreams to hoard from other people's children) would not want that to happen.

What these authors want is socialism, but they are afraid to say it.  While I am sympathetic to the concept, you can't have it both ways - America as we know it and socialism.  The rest of what they describe are direct consequences of the existing system: free enterprise, and political establishment that's for sale to the biggest donor.  [/quote]

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