Why is the West so anti-government?

[memphis]

It's not.

[memphis]

Except for the Pacific states, most of the West is sparsely populated. People are very self sufficient and don't like to be told what to do.

Land doesn't vote though. Take a state like NV. Even though it's most empty, just about everybody lives around Vegas or Reno, areas that are not sparse. The same is true in Arizona and Colorado. If anything, the West has the least percent of people living in low density areas. You need a new explanation

[memphis]

You think that the problem with the Las Vegas real estate market is lack of supply? That's an odd take....

[memphis]

You think that the problem with the Las Vegas real estate market is lack of supply? That's an odd take....

Of course. More supply would mean far lower prices. It would mean the bubble and burst would have been both smaller and smoother, and by definition their wouldn't be such affordability problems.

Vegas doesn't have an affordability problem. They have extremely reasonable prices and a huge oversupply of vacant houses. You can get a very nice home there for $100,000, which is less than they cost to build. That's why nobody is building anymore.

[memphis]

You think that the problem with the Las Vegas real estate market is lack of supply? That's an odd take....

Of course. More supply would mean far lower prices. It would mean the bubble and burst would have been both smaller and smoother, and by definition their wouldn't be such affordability problems.

Vegas doesn't have an affordability problem. They have extremely reasonable prices and a huge oversupply of vacant houses. You can get a very nice home there for $100,000, which is less than they cost to build. That's why nobody is building anymore.

Holy wow.

I'm moving to Vegas.

Good luck finding a job. Now that many states have gotten on board the legalized gambling train, Vegas is in a world of hurt. True story: In the 80s, my dad and his girlfriend flew 2000 miles to go gamble there. Today, you can gamble all you want just a couple of counties away from here. The feds were even kind enough to build a interstate spur to make the trip even faster. And Vegas is running low on water too. That probably won't end well.