>the land is vacant because [of some imaginary occurrences] Texas is bigger than that. They have always taxed more carbon and more land in ways that make them

>the land is vacant because [of some imaginary occurrences] Texas is bigger than that. They have always taxed more carbon and more land in ways that make them rich as hell, at the average citizen's expense. To the envy of other states' greedy taxing entities. That wasn't so bad when there was still enough widespread prosperity for the average citizen to be able to afford it. The land is vacant after they tore down the buildings because the taxes were already too high, and rising too fast. No brag, just fact. "How far up is the river now, Ma?" "Six feet deep, and rising . . ."