> It reduces the debate to fighting some imagined, small class of property owners who oppose progress. I feel kind of the opposite way really. I've even known

> It reduces the debate to fighting some imagined, small class of property owners who oppose progress. I feel kind of the opposite way really. I've even known plenty of people who lease apartment units and don't want other apartments built because newer construction = more expensive (even if it keeps their own rent from being more expensive since it relieves some of the demand).