1/ Oversimplification. Post-WW2 homeowners were middle class, able to buy homes on income from blue collar jobs.
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and they were heavily federally subsidized by the U.S. government with veterans loans, and other mortgage tools.
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their boomer kids had to move to more distant suburbs to afford homes, which created sprawl.
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3/ now sprawl is hated by enlightened millennials, who want to move into cities but can't afford it. Nature of all cites.
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I believe this is only the nature of cities because we have poor land-use policies that make it so.
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@mdlevinson it is never-endingly shocking to me how many people don't know this (very recent!) history.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@mdlevinson exactly KimThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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