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by joelbluminator 1764 days ago
How is that difference than the U.S? People don't try to dodge taxes there?
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It's not different in this respect, which was my point: the reason planning works (or doesn't) in NL isn't due to deeply ingrained orderly, rule-following cultural norms at the individual level relative to the US.

I think the central thrust of the article - which I agree with - is that what works in NL works because there is political buy-in from the voting public for meaningful restrictions on the activity of real-estate developers with specific, desired outcomes.

It's exactly the same everywhere. Taxes are rarely paid in full on cash kind of jobs, because there is no way to enforce it.