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by dragonwriter 3667 days ago
> Individuals can simply move to a better and cheaper location.

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> And in a place where you can't cut down a tree without posting 90 days notice, good luck rolling back some of that spending.

A change of the individuals in the city of the type you suggest would, quite likely, solve the later problem you point to. So the problem seems to be self-limiting.