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Property Taxes Aren’t the Cause of Our Housing Crisis, They’re a Solution to It
Taxing land and buildings at different rates can discourage land speculation and encourage housing development.
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Flint: The Un-Sprawl
You’ve probably seen the most recent story in The New York Times about the troubles facing Flint, Michigan, and the latest in an ongoing dialogue examining shutting down parts of […]
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Neighbors Plow Field of Nightmares
Using an ancient common law right of self-help nuisance abatement, one neighborhood was able to board up vacant houses and evict the drug dealers. What do you do when drug […]