The Bicker Board

[Durian Fiend]

would call that a "straw man" argument

Isn’t he just setting the scene?  All the attributes of the neighborhood, for tax dollars contributed?

Yes. I wasn't arguing with anyone in that particular post.   

Substandard housing, low income earners, geographic isolation, lack of services and infrastructure.  Puna checks a lot of boxes. 

 And yet, it remains a pretty good place to live for the time being.