Look at this guy acting like there isn’t also a housing crisis in the USA

Let me know where I can sign up to help clean sunlight off of squirrels

TLDR: No, but they may have the sense to not push through the wackiest of the right-wing endeavors.

I love Neal Stephenson, and that might be my favorite as well

I suspect most launch sites have comparable situations. Launch sites are generally remote, and not big drivers of local economy.