Comments by "kansasthunderman1" (@kansasthunderman1) on "Can Los Angeles Be Sustainable?" video.

  1. I don;t give a damn in Hell what the density is in China and I don;t want cities in China being used as a model for how U.S. cities should be like.
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  2. In the U.S., "Market Driven" means providing what people want to pay for, and they are paying for the cost of driving. And most people don;t want to live in a high density city and use mass transit.
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  3. Most people don't want to live like Europe does. Low density living is a form of freedom and societies don't easily change from having more freedom to less. In fact, the trend around the world is to more freedom to live where they want and having more autonomy in their mode of transportation.
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  4. His channel is nothing but propaganda from the real estate and construction industry.
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  5. In a capitalist free market economy, "sustainability" is based on which commodity has the most value and is cost effective. However, if the government has to intervene in the commodities market and start providing subsidies for common items like building high rise apartment buildings and mass transit, then the free market has been subverted. Unfortunately, California's economy is already so dependent on government money that transitioning to a pure free market would cause an all out depression.
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  6. You hit the nail squarely on the head. You cannot have an economy based on the Cancer Cell model of endless population growth and development. However, some people claim there is no such thing as overpopulation. So if you've got melanoma on your skin, just keep letting it keep growing and spread throughout your body.
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  7. Most people in L.A. (and all other large cities) already live in apartments and not single family homes in the suburbs. So I don;t know exactly what your point is.
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  8. As long as people are able to pay their electric and gas bills, it's none of your business how much energy they consume.
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