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Re:What Happens When a Suburb Begins to Die? by d3ad1ysp0rk on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @10:51AM (#15450229)
Which government? The city government is broke. If they merge, the larger city could pay for transitioning costs, but that would be a massive cost (worth it, possibly!) and politically difficult.
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Re:What Happens When a Suburb Begins to Die? by saint_fiasco on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @12:58PM (#15451217)
I don't think it would be fair if the city paid for it. The direct cost would go to them and the direct benefit to others.

In that situation, the problem has to be solved on the level above. The State as a whole should pay the cost, since it is the State as a whole that would benefit.

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