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Maybe we should work on making cities less greedy about tax revenue and instead care more about benefiting the people who live there.
The problem is that's a lovely sentiment until there isn't enough money to keep the libraries open.
This parallels my favorite Mr Money Mustache article, which happens to be about work trucks[0]. There seems (to me) to be so much money ill-spent on façades. https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2015/04/28/what-does-your-wo...
This parallels my favorite Mr Money Mustache article, which happens to be about work trucks[0]. There seems (to me) to be so much money ill-spent on façades. https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2015/04/28/what-does-your-wo...
It's almost funny how any plaintext/simple web page like this one is the same way.
You still have the same stigma attached with them, and being honest they are sometimes not for the faint hearted. A lot of them are similar in they are hosted in old car parks or industrial brown sites.
However a bargain can always be had; 24 pack of just expired Duracell AA batteries, mahogony furniture from a house clearance, old style lightbulbs etc.
Not emphasized in Johnny’s post, there’s also a ton of neighborhood pushback against flea markets and such in many communities. Basically the wealthier folks don’t like the aesthetics of these things, and will argue that they’re a nuisance or crime-magnets or whatever, a thin veneer over the discomfort they have with anything that draws a low income crowd. You’ll see things like the “Sunday Farmers Market” that close…
That's not inherent though. A nice French brocante sale basically sells tat, but its nice and acceptable.
I don't think its impossible that this flea market could become a hipster hang out. One of the eateries starts making a name for itself, and people start seeking it out. It isn't just poor people that want a functioning high st.
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The problem is that's a lovely sentiment until there isn't enough money to keep the libraries open.
Tiny rural towns manage to have libraries. Cities are just addicted to tax revenue.