"I can't even imagine the same thing happening just so a private owner can put in a business that'll kick back tax revenue to a municipality so they can spend it to increase their power!"
Don't you understand? Being poor or middle class does not best serve the common good (read scum sucker pockets). Such people must be discarded from the tax base as they serve no public use. /sarc
So, what happens the first time that a city decides to swoop down and condemn of the liberals' oh-so-beloved "affordable housing" to build a Super Wal-Mart? Or knocks a couple of blocks of minority flats out of the way to build a glitzy hotel and convention center?
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