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infestans t1_j46mxdz wrote

My take is sure why the hell not?

The tax breaks are bullshit but we're up to our eyeballs in that bullshit, blocking this to fight tax breaks is using a tiki drink umbrella to stop the rain

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Beezlegrunk t1_j4a7xcf wrote

Now apply that logic to crime or pollution …

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infestans t1_j4c7rbs wrote

Sure,

Spot enforcement makes no difference when the fundamental problem is not just systemic but is actually the status quo.

Whack -a-mole won't address a damn thing when the powers that be are just going to turn around and give the exact same "deal" to someone else. Every single development apparently needs (and gets) a variance and a tax break, so clearly the tax and code systems are fucked (which they are). If every building needs a sweetheart deal then it's hardly reasonable to fault them for getting one. But it's very reasonable to fault the city and the state for setting up a system where nothing is built by right and everything is at the personal digression of the mayor. That's the fucking problem

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