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		tedunangst on May 12, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Billionaires Don't Pay Property Taxes in New Y... It seems unlikely that any space in NYC would go unused, let alone never be used.

jameshart on May 12, 2015 | [–]

Then all towers in New York should be infinitely tall

toomuchtodo on May 12, 2015 | | [–]

You jest, but with NY's housing situation, every tower should be as high as reasonably possible to maximum livable space.

juliangregorian on May 12, 2015 | [–]

You would think so, and yet... http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/new_york_...

rbanffy on May 12, 2015 | [–]

Manufactured scarcity shouldn't count. ;-)

That space is being used to drive up the prices of the space actually being used.

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