[quote=FlyerInHi]. . . Low growth nimbyism means less jobs and lower wages for the vast majority of the local population. . . [/quote]In SD County, actually the reverse is true. Historically, we have had too many qualified people chasing after too few good jobs. And this was long before the MR Act was adopted here and the first CFDs were formed causing a firestorm of subdivision (and thus, population) explosion.
Even in the old days (when SD Co had <800K pop), workers who had FT jobs with benefits in this city stayed in them until retirement. Yes, even if the working conditions were poor (i.e. Navy, DOD and gubment positions) and their workplaces were political hotbeds. They just learned to adapt and stuck it out because the alternative was never being able to obtain another FT job (with a living wage) in SD, causing their families to possibly have to relocate.
Now it is so much worse due to our (essentially) open border. SD workers who live on the other side don't need to make as much money so they will work for less, thereby undercutting (and getting hired over) a qualified job applicant who lives in SD County and has bigger bills to pay.
