Do Oregonians really want housing that's affordable? (OPINION)

Oregonian (editorial):

It isn't a crisis. It's a choice. We're sitting in a desirable corner of the continent. Temperate weather, a coast and mountains are population magnets. Climate change will likely make the rest of the country miserable and intensify the pull. So here's the choice. How much in-migration are we going to accommodate? Historically, we have been, at best, ambivalent about population growth. "Visit but don't stay" runs deep in our collective DNA. We like the place the way found it. Tom McCall's preservationist legacy mixed with unrelenting demand is a recipe for spiraling costs. Silicon Valley has shown how it works: Complicate zoning, slow permitting, limit land supply, and become a repellant for all but the richest. There, lower-income residents are free to move to Texas if the rent is too high. And many have.

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