First, concentration of economic value in urban centers is a constant since the first cities appeared. That&#x27;s what they are for. This is not the result of a government ploy. This is not a 10&#x27;000 years old conspiracy.<p>Second, no one is forcing homeowners to tear down their houses or do things they don&#x27;t want to do with their private property. The debate is not about eminent domain. There are enough landowners willing to sell their piece of land to develop dense housing, enough developers willing to build it, and enough buyers or renters for the housing. The current nimbyism of trying to force your neighbors to conform to your little vision of what they should do or not do with their piece of land goes against the private property rights you advocate for. Let them build what they want to build on their property.