On Mar 14, 8:13 pm, Sylvain wrote:
FLAV8R wrote:
You can clearly see the new prison in place of the old airport and also
displaced

out of curiosity, what is the impact on a neighborhood of having a
prison nearby? I mean, (i) it is not as if the new residents are seen
too often; (ii) there might be some positive downfall for the community,
such as new taxes (iii) and (I have no idea what I am talking about here,
bear with me) there might be some political advantage to having a larger
headcount without much of a downside (in addition to not being seen,
they won't be voting or having any influence on how said community is
run).

--Sylvain

There are a lots of other things you can do to significantly raise
taxes - garbage dumping sites, nuclear waste disposal, prisons, rehab
facilities, none of which are viewed as a positive thing for a
community.

Nevertheless, this is a very interesting contrast. An airport is a
symbol of freedom, and a prison is just the opposite.