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Saint Paul is a case study for the "urban doom loop", as proposed by @arpitrage.bsky.social and others: empty offices -> cratering tax base -> raise taxes or cut services. And as @aarmlovi.bsky.social wrote, medium-sized, slow-growth cities are most at risk. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
May 5, 2025, 1:31 PM
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