I once was invited to a meeting of the Kansas Association of Planning and Zoning Administrators, and event that attracted public servants from all over the state (no doubt getting per diem). Anyway, it was fascinating.
Mentioned several times were methods to prevent riding lawn mower ownership, either by fiat, taxation, or regulation - the assumption being that people would quit buying 3 acre rural tracts for housing if they had to push mow. Another panel discussion dealt with stopping development - and the subject of the panel was how to circumvent the directives of pro-development elected officials. Their logic was that they were the experts, and could not allow novice politicians to intervene. Commuter taxes were also discussed, to prevent sprawl. Two full days of lib utopia...being strategized by actual public officials.
The whole time I kept wondering, if this is happening in Kansas, what’s it like in leftist states.
how long ago was this?
No riding lawn mower, how about a small herd of goats or a couple of horse?