Yep, and it’s coming elsewhere too. There will also be fines levied on living in climate unfriendly single family homes. The idea is to squeeze as many people as possible into cities and highrises?
Why?
Because the more removed from nature you are, the less self-sufficient you are. Meaning you are dependent on others for food, for heating, for water. You can’t get water from a nearby stream, and all water you collect or find in a city is poisonous. You can’t grow you own food, you can’t run your own solar on your roof for electricity. You cease being an autonomous human and instead become a pure consumer-slave.
This also plays into the destruction of the nuclear family. A family needs space. Eventually you will get on each other’s nerves. If you have a garden or space, you have ample opportunity and space to cool off. If you’re stuck in a tiny apartment, the tension will rise and families will divorce at higher rates. More destruction of the family.
Finally, since people in cities are dependent on others, they tend to vote left wing. It’s also a lot easier to fake election results in cities.
Consequently, they want the vast majority of people moving into cities.
Where they cease to be people.