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Re:Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York by tedunangst on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @04:03PM (#9534470)
It seems unlikely that any space in NYC would go unused, let alone never be used.
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Re:Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York by juliangregorian on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @04:16PM (#9534556)
You would think so, and yet... http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/new_york_...
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Re:Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York by rbanffy on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @04:30PM (#9534638)
Manufactured scarcity shouldn't count. ;-)

That space is being used to drive up the prices of the space actually being used.

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Re:Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York by jameshart on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @05:01PM (#9534834)
Then all towers in New York should be infinitely tall
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Re:Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New York by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @07:54PM (#9535816)
You jest, but with NY's housing situation, every tower should be as high as reasonably possible to maximum livable space.
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