Re:How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost?
by brightball on Friday September 08, 2017 @05:36PM
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Because I keep seeing articles pop up over the last few years trying to convince me that suburbs are basically evil incarnate for some reason. It gets to the point where it feels like a political platform.
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Re:How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost?
by zaroth on Friday September 08, 2017 @07:40PM
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There's definitely a political platform here. Economic models claiming suburbs are beyond bankrupt and destined for failure. [1]
Apparently my property taxes can't even cover the cost of pavement and water mains, and yet we just built a new school, and are in the process of planning a $20 million library.
[1] - https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason...
Re:How Many Years of Life Does That House Cost?
by throwawayjava on Saturday September 09, 2017 @08:56AM
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> Apparently my property taxes can't even cover the cost of pavement and water mains, and yet we just built a new school, and are in the process of planning a $20 million library
From the link: "If they operated on accrual accounting -- where you account for your long term liabilities -- instead of a cash basis -- where you don't -- they would have been bankrupt decades ago"
The PF analogy to what you're saying is "yeah I'm dipping into savings to make mortgage payments and need to replace my roof next year and repair a major crack in the foundation. But they let me open a credit card and get a loan for a car, so what's the problem?"