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Re:America's “Friendscape” Crisis by kiba on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:54PM (#27951833)
Our policies are mostly geared around creating never-ending strip malls, endless suburban neighborhoods, and omnipresent traffic issues. Because these things most efficiently create tax revenue, happy "what my parents had" families, and income segregated areas.

I doubt that they are most efficient at generating tax revenue, especially when considering density and infrastructure maintenance.

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Re:America's “Friendscape” Crisis by addicted on Sunday July 25, 2021 @03:53PM (#27952362)
They are definitely significantly worse at generating tax revenue.

Mixed housing along with ground level commercial spaces even in the poorest of downtown districts generate more tax revenue.

The problem is when crime and other forms of blight lead to people not living or working in those places anymore.

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Re:America's “Friendscape” Crisis by ethbr0 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @04:12PM (#27952516)
It's a tricky argument to say they're better at generating tax revenue, if only people changed their habits and preferences... ;)
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Re:America's “Friendscape” Crisis by Ericson2314 on Sunday July 25, 2021 @03:04PM (#27951922)
Yes that is true. They are worse on all counts in the medium-long term but we do it anyways.
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