Sandy Springs Georgia Debate

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Having a debate regarding this video from Reason

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Here are some of the responses so far

A long time ago the Supreme Court issued its "Mt. Laurel" decision, which required a city in NJ to include low income housing within its jurisdiction. 

I wonder what has become of that decision, and if it could be applied to Sandy Springs.

This idea would be terrific for Ortega or other affluent neighborhoods, but the problem is, cities are not just affluent neighborhoods. They are made up of diverse income levels and if you put this idea into practice in a low income areas it would be a disaster. It kinda made me feel like these people were thinking "if you're poor, too bad for you, you're not getting our tax money." That seem seems to be the attitude of so many conservatives these days. And I really liked the way the people in charge including the mayor of Sandy Springs, blamed the Democrats for everything. Sorry if perception is reality, but this made the Republicans running the place look like greedy cretins.

I think public private partnerships are great.  I also think that this story is probably bullshit.*

Any city can achieve fiscal stability, first by picking its boundaries, and then by maintaining exclusionary zoning that keeps away poor people.  There's nothing new or innovative about this approach.

*If Sandy Springs includes a diversity of rich and poor residents, I will then become interested in this story.  I admit that I was impressed with the range of municipal services that this city appears to provide.

Thoughts and counter arguments?