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Two thoughts:

First, people choose to live in the city based on a number of factors. The marginal tax rate is about as low on that list as to be irrelevant.

Second, on the subject of Tyson's, I have found that, with all the talk of nurturing "walkable" communities, the old-growth suburbs like Rockville, or Tysons *always* manage to do the expedient thing in the end, and fatally compromise any attempts at smart growth reconfiguration. In a decade or two, Tyson's will still be talking about how to encourage a less car-oriented model--and will still be a gridlocked hell-hole.

Heck, the urban core of DC can barely manage to implement smart growth policies, and it's one of the most progressive electorates in the nation. Hate to be a pessimist, but I'm betting suburban jurisdictions *always* do the wrong thing. The inertia of suburban traditions is just too strong.

by oboe on Jun 22, 2010 11:54 am • link • report

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