Actually, if you ever talk with economists, they will tell you that growth is not necessary for a healthy economy. We already have a healthy economy, low unemployment, high home prices, limited water, TABOR, over stretched infrastructure, inadequate transportation, crumbling roads and you say adding 50K or more people will benefit us? They cost. It is not an unmitigated benefit by any means to add all these people.  In fact, few benefit and most of us pay to subsidize growth, including loss of quality of life.  Developers don't pay for all the infrastructure needs, the water needs, roads needs, transportation needs, schools for new growth.  NO - we who live here now pay and other people benefit.  So, you clearly don't know what you are talking about.  Your comment was not just ill informed, it was rude too.  So perhaps you are the one stuck with your head in the dark, smelly place.