Is the US trying to be like Europe when it comes to housing?

[Votto]

For those who have never been to Europe, one striking feature is the fact that is it less spread out than the US. Essentially, everyone lives in a major city and is completely dependent on public transportation or you don't live there at all unless you are filthy rich and can afford whatever it is you want. Is this the model that the US is trying to follow considering rapidly rising land and house prices? You either are filthy rich, like someone like Paul McCartney who can live anywhere he wants and anyway he wants, or you are a plebe who can only afford a row house or a cramped apartment.

If true, the Climate Cult is likely behind this to help reduce carbon footprints. After all, the smaller your living arrangements and the more public transportation there is, the lower the carbon footprint.

Naturally, they can't come out and admit they are doing this or people would get upset.

 

[Dragonlady]

For those who have never been to Europe, one striking feature is the fact that is it less spread out than the US. Essentially, everyone lives in a major city and is completely dependent on public transportation or you don't live there at all unless you are filthy rich and can afford whatever it is you want. Is this the model that the US is trying to follow considering rapidly rising land and house prices? You either are filthy rich, like someone like Paul McCartney who can live anywhere he wants and anyway he wants, or you are a plebe who can only afford a row house or a cramped apartment.

If true, the Climate Cult is likely behind this to help reduce carbon footprints. After all, the smaller your living arrangements and the more public transportation there is, the lower the carbon footprint.

Naturally, they can't come out and admit they are doing this or people would get upset.

Man but you're stupid.

Europe was built over 1000 years ago when horse drawn carts were luxury transportation. The cities, and the housing dates back thousands of years, when people lived within, or close to the city walls, so they could quickly move inside the walls in the event of attack. Wars of territory and succession were endless.

Large landholdings of the nobility endured because only the oldest son inherited the title and the land. The second son went into the military to seek his own fortune, the third to the clergy, who would look after him for life. Daughters were married off to secure alliances, or bloodlines.

North American culture is large homes built on huge tracts, because early in our history, every house needed a "kitchen garden" and a few chickens to feed the family. No grocery stores, and few farms. They also needed a large home to house their large families.