said by older dog
:We all subsidize somebody with something.
Water comes to mind. We in the country subsidize your cheap water.
How by land restrictions around water sheds. Hurts resale of land, tax base, and prevents the area from ever growing to where the area would be viable for broadband deployment on its own.
After all you could just move to a area where water is easier to provide.
The list is endless on both sides.
Not to mention all the "scenic restrictions" that serve no purpose, other than to give some suburban dweeb a pretty view when they go on their Sunday drive in the country. You don't hear rural folks demanding that strip malls all be dismantled, just so that they don't have to look at them at those times when they venture into the 'burbs. Why should rural people be forced to restrict what they do with their own property, just to satisfy the aesthetic sensibilities of some city slicker?