Growth is the answer
Growth solves the budget deficit.
On the eve of Prop Q, an anonymous real estate account on Twitter offered a pretty good take on the road forward for the city of Austin:
To be clear, city regulations are not the reason that development in Austin has slowed down in the last couple years. But in all likelihood, things will eventually heat up again in the Austin metro area. And when that happens, the city of Austin should try to get as big of a share of the regional growth as possible.
It's funny to think how rare it has been to hear elected officials articulate the truism that economic growth is a good thing. Whether you're a progressive who wants money for public services or a conservative who wants money for cops and low taxes, economic growth is obviously a part of the solution.
