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isn't London still paying more taxes than what's spent there?

though of course it's not surprising, productivity is vastly higher in cities. but that's an argument for allowing and helping them to grow more.

urbanization started many hundreds of years ago, it's nothing new.

in fact, instead of committing to economically (and ecologically) sustainable high-density cities (and withdrawing from the crazy American Dream/Nightmare suburbs)

letting people piss away their lives in shitty none of the above places

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Nursie 13 days ago | parent [-]

London does pay more taxes, but it also disproportionately sucks in the nation’s talented youth, investment etc.

The government could and should make an effort to spread growth around more.

	▲	pas 12 days ago \| parent [-]
		... the birthplace of the railways cannot seem to build railways anymore, unfortunately. Growth requires economic/business opportunities, infrastructure that can serve said growth, like-minded people to help manifest said growth, and ... that silly corporate thing, what was it, ah, synergies! Spreading all these things out leads to kick-ass local music scenes, but otherwise helps no one.