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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To sum up 30 pages. Poor people want what they can’t have, rich people don’t want poorer people near them.

This has been in debate for 2,000 years. [/quote]

The problem now is that "poorer people" are about 2/3rds of the county and growing. [/quote]

DP.  I note that you chose to use "poorer" over "poor" when positing that proportion.

The poor, and associated [i]need[/i], typically are viewed as more worthy of programmatic societal benefit, but the extent of  that benefit typically is limited, with broad support only for ensuring a modest standard is met -- meeting the need.

That isn't the case for those simply not having as much as others, but having several options that define an issue as one of [i]preference[/i].  The kinds of policies and housing being discussed, here, clearly are aimed at the latter, and the great majority of those living in MoCo are far from "poor."

The most recent census data (2022) has the poverty rate well below both the national and state rates.  Meanwhile, the housing supply exceeded the number of households by more than 5%, the median rent was under $2k and the median owner costs with a mortgage were under $3k.  With a median household income of over $125k, either are supportable (even accounting for the current increase in borrowing cost), and, while close to the expense-to-income ratios for the state, they leave greater disposable income to MoCo residents.

This doesn't mean there isn't a debate to be had or that need shouldn't be addressed, nor that changing demographics may make these more challenging.  Certainly, medians and the like do not tell the whole story.  However, it places the current debate firmly in the context of preference, where one might presume that the interests of those residing in the neighborhoods most likely affected by proposed zoning policies would carry significantly more weight than is being afforded by those pressing for the policy changes.[/quote]

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