Comments by "alex smith" (@alexsmith-ob3lu) on "" video.

  1. After the dollar was taken off the gold standard in 1972, the dollar became the debt standard. Rising home prices in the 1980s and the 1990s is caused by the dollar losing its purchasing power. Not the price of homes going up in value. Housing is a liability because you have to constantly take money out of your own pocket to pay for ongoing maintenance. The rise of housing prices today is due to (again) the dollar losing its value, zoning codes, minimum parking, and the moving back of traditional trends of rich people in cities surrounded by poor people in the countryside/suburbs.
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  2. Why not the new construction of streetcar suburbs and small towns? These are good options too.
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  3.  @damnitschris_  Go check out Strong Towns before making such a ridiculous statement. Folks out there are already making good progress on streetcar suburb inspired development patterns.
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