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You’ve got it backwards. It’s the suburbs that are expensive. Think about it: one mile of sewer, one mile of street, supports X people in a suburb, or 50X peop
by Eric_WVGG 6y ago
You’ve got it backwards. It’s the suburbs that are expensive.
Think about it: one mile of sewer, one mile of street, supports X people in a suburb, or 50X people in a dense city.
Even if the wear costs in the city are double or even four times that, the city comes out way ahead.
https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2016/11/10/meanwhile-u-s-suburbs-are-still-fiscally-unsustainable/ https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2016/11/10/meanwhile-u-s-sub...
- JMTQp8lwXL 6y agoIf at scale, everything is cheaper in cities, why is it local taxes are generally higher within them?
- Eric_WVGG 6y agoBecause we are on the hook for the parasites in the suburbs. It’s exactly like the paradigm between coastal states and welfare states.