The War on the Working Class | Randal O'Toole | Cato Institute: Commentary

The War on the Working Class | Randal O'Toole | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Intentionally or not, the War on Sprawl is a war on the working class. To curb sprawl, planners use urban-growth boundaries and other limits on suburban development, making housing unaffordable for working-class families. To reduce driving, planners deliberately increase traffic congestion, limit parking, and put other restrictions on driving. This hits working-class commuters, whose jobs are less amenable to flex time, telecommuting, or relocation to suburban offices, the hardest."

"cities adopted zoning codes that often banned non-family residents, backyard livestock, in-home businesses, and other features found in working-class homes."