[Winona Online Democracy]
Hello Duane,
You are right on the mark!
Your example is one of many that shows how economic externalities, costs
that are not initially accounted for but which are passed on to someone
else, must be factored into all economic decisions or citizens get stuck
with the bill. Smoking and nuclear waste are other good examples.
This is a major concern of what some call "green taxes or economics".
The problem isn't business or capitalism per se, the problem is that
business and capitalism in their current forms are woefully inaccurate,
ineffecient, and unethical.
We must become better at our accounting and long range planning.
Dwayne
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>Subject: [Winona] traffic problems near shopping complexes
>Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:14:19 -0500
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>Our problem in being saddled with additional traffic problems is that there
>was insufficient awareness of the coming traffic problems when the developer
>was allowed to get the required permits. There should be a requirement that
>increased traffic costs should be (at least partially) charged to the
>developer. The time to assess those costs is when the development is in the
>planning stage. Now we have Target in place and the traffic problems are
>left to the citizens to solve. The same is true of Fleet Farm etc. The
>worst is the Shopko etc development. Huge commercial complexes are allowed
>to be built without charging anything for the traffic problems that are sure
>to follow. Better planning is needed.
>Duane M. Peterson
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>Duane M. Peterson
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