[jelliclesfarm]

Right. Got it. I have heard this position before.

One can’t go to a market without a bargaining chip. At the negotiating table for high density, there is nothing to convince property owners to give in and give up their priorities.

In any game, there is a winner and a loser. In the housing game, who wins and who loses? Who has the bargaining chip and who has the winning set?

Now... why should any home owner give in to high density when a crowded city brings in no direct visible benefit to them?

Obviously, if there are benefits...everyone would be tripping over themselves to build higher and go vertical.

So far, there has only been the threat of higher taxes and open calls to get rid of home owner benefits. The weak and needy are shaking a stick at the fat and the rich. Hardly the honey to attract the flies.

Threats to raise taxes is not a winning strategy. It’s just vinegar. Wont work.