It is common among the general population to believe that: "When developers build new things it makes my home value and property taxes go up." It is VERY diffi

It is common among the general population to believe that: "When developers build new things it makes my home value and property taxes go up." It is VERY difficult to get them to understand that they have the cause-and-effect reversed : In fact, it was the increase in value that triggered the new development.