How Much Does Growth Cost?
A study in Georgia reveals that housing is far more costly than business, farms or forests, and bring in far less revenue.
"The infrastructure necessary to support and satisfy humans at home is far more elaborate than the network for farmland or business: Georgia housing developments cost from $1.23 to $2.07 for every dollar of revenue they brought in. The cost difference is due, in large part, to the financial drain of schools - but even discounting the price of education, new developments are a fiscal loss."
Thanks to Chris Steins
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Published on Wednesday, February 6, 2002 in
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