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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I’d also say that while nobody is more YIMBY than me, the fact that universities don’t pay property tax makes local skepticism about the merits of expansion less-unreasonable than what you normally see. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 15, 2021 Deleted Hibernated

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Yeah people widely put forward the theory that elite schools refuse to expand to create artificial scarcity but the fact is every time they try they run into a buzzsaw of land use politics. — PolitiTweet.org

Jake Anbinder @JakeAnbinder

Trustees tend to push in the direction of larger student bodies but the schools are often constrained by local land… https://t.co/VdNYtBEaq5

Posted April 15, 2021 Deleted Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Yes my most politically toxic opinion is that colleges and churches should have to pay property tax. — PolitiTweet.org

James Medlock @jdcmedlock

@mattyglesias We should make universities pay property taxes

Posted April 15, 2021 Deleted Hibernated

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