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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Creating smaller groups is not what is motivating these unprecedented changes. That’s just spin. Developers want to develop and maximize profit. Wealthy young white collar professionals want convenience at their fingertips in their ten story complexes for a few years before they move off the Connecticut Ave corridor for a better school district and a backyard. But other neighbors a couple blocks off Connecticut or between Wisconsin and Reno will still be here in 30 years contributing to their community. They care as much about what happens in their neighborhood and will be living with it much longer. [/quote]

So the single family homeowner is more important than the condo or rental resident.

Got it.[/quote]

[b]In terms of the property taxes that fund all this crap, whaddaya think?
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As a human no[/quote]

Renters and condo owners pay property taxes either directly or indirectly.
They also pay sales tax, income tax and all sort of other taxes.

So....your entitlement is showing again.[/quote]

As a general rule, single family homes are a net loser for cities and towns, their residents consume more in services than they pay in taxes. That's really what drives the whole "smart growth" movement, municipalities have a vested interest in land being used for its most productive purpose, which leads to higher tax revenues. That's typically commercial or high-density residential. The pattern that repeats over and over is that some suburban town allows a big single family home development, only to find a big hole in their budget when people move into those houses and need schools, fire and police, roads, sewers, trash collection, etc. [/quote]

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