Ake - I said "much more likely to contribute to the local community"!!! Not that they did. I don't live in ALL of the afflicted communities (or even some of them), so I'm not in a position to be making the blanket statements that you are ("auld Ake", eh? So when are *you* due a de-coke then? Or perhaps it ought to be a de-bile, mate! ;-) ).

Your latest remarks are acidly amusing, but (serious question) can you show how true they are? Is it just your impression (caused by 'whatever'), or do you have hard evidence to back them up? They seem more than a little over the top to me, given that older people are living longer & in better health these days. Especially those that can afford to buy overpriced retirement homes in pretty, rural, areas!

Though I agree that ribbon development is something that needs to be closely controlled (to the point of stiflingly so, preferably!).

And, on a slightly different tack, if you're supporting this "locals only" rule, it would bar me from moving to your district. Is that what you are after? (I'm expecting a loud "Yes", of course! ;-) But you know what I'm getting at...)