Local governments prefer residents who pay taxes but don’t add students, so they channel approvals into senior‑only projects. This converts school‑funding fears into de facto child exclusion, even where general family discrimination is illegal under the Fair Housing Act.
— It exposes a concrete fiscal mechanism behind exclusionary growth, shifting housing debates from abstract YIMBY/NIMBY to budget‑driven intergenerational politics.
Jerusalem Demsas
2025.08.25
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The article’s 'Having a child is like having leprosy' framing and the Franklin, TN example illustrate how approvals favor seniors to avoid school costs.
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