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Re:Pseudo-public space in London by Spivak on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @11:38AM (#14848554)
Sure but we're talking about paying for the upkeep of public parks on an ever decreasing government budget and the upkeep of a corporate space that has every financial incentive to make sure it's safe, civil, and clean.
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Re:Pseudo-public space in London by anentropic on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @12:11PM (#14848898)
clearly we need to tax the corporations more
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Re:Pseudo-public space in London by michaelmrose on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @01:46PM (#14850059)
I'm guessing these parks aren't built out of the goodness of corps hearts so tax breaks are probably involved. You know maybe I give so many thousands of dollars to someones campaign, then you get back so many millions back in tax breaks to build and maintain a park. Spend half on the park and pocket the rest.

On the whole it would probably be cheaper just to have kept the revenue and made a park.

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