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0 pointsseibelj7y ago0 comments

Flint Michigan is emerging from one of the greatest catastrophes in modern times - their entire water supply poisoned by lead.

This is not the city to use in any argument, unless it involves EPA super sites.

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maheart7y ago· 3 in thread

I think that's his point. If the city is a disaster, with a shrinking population, and lax zoning laws -- why are prices continuing to rise?

seibeljOP7y ago

My point is that this is not a city to use in any argument. Their situation is so unique as to be irrelevant to any aggregate statistic.

It’s a worst case scenario for property values and they’re still going up. That’s a perfectly valid example.

megy7y ago

Well sure, it makes it easier to ignore depending on the point you are trying to make.

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