Friday Burn

::: Considering the Vacancy Tax

It could be something like: For any storefront that’s empty, after two months of vacancy, the landlord has to pay a tax of 20% of the average rent they’d be receiving. All the money would go to neighborhood improvements and policing.

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::: City Street Orientations from Around the World
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::: Mike Frost on NYC

What's happening here is your future, even if you don't live in Gotham City. Wake up and recognize the old, tired ways of doing and being church are changing. Cities like New York don’t have all the answers, but they're being forced to confront the questions more quickly than the rest of us.

This is why Ember almost exclusively serves in cities.
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