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you better talk about tax policy (4+ / 0-)

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bronte17, susie dow, oortdust, julifolo, Nightprowlkitty

San Francisco raised itself up from rubble after the 1909 earthquake by shifting tax policy off buildings and onto land.

it charged development sustaianbly and created the modern city that essentially exiists today.

read more here

and also here as well but scroll down to the second article about New Orleans

by stillman on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 07:24:57 AM PDT
- 1906 (0+ / 0-)
  
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  oortdust
  
  typo sorry
  
  by stillman on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 07:27:03 AM PDT
  
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- Depressing (0+ / 0-)
  
  Thank you for the links. Depressing to read but then any sane economic discussion in today's world is depressing given the robber barons in the White House.
  
  by susie dow on Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 08:15:48 AM PDT
  
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