Reply #7: that just shows how ill-informed Repubs are -- economic developers give ALL the breaks [View All]

[nashville_brook]

to business. residents pick up the tab for everything. Wal-Marts are a great example. When a big box store is built out the middle of nowhere, who do you think pays for the roads/utilities for the store? on top of that, these large corporations are given every tax break under the sun and their workers aren't paid enough to support a family without government assistance.

Cities, actually, are far more self-sustaining that suburbs -- with greater density, diversity and longevity. The cost of development of inner cities has long been paid for and is creating dividends now in the form of sustainable communities, businesses and social services. Suburbs, on the other hand, are completely subsidized -- unable to pay for themselves for decades to come (if ever).