What is meant by "erosion of a city's tax base"? Why does it follow from exurban migration? What are the results?
What will be an ideal response?
Erosion of a city's tax base is the "declining tax revenue resulting from falling property values." Property values fall when the affluent citizens of the city leave to move to the suburbs because the demand for property in the city declines. As property values decline some individuals abandon property dropping property values even more. The result is the city government is forced " to cut local services, increase the tax rate, or, generally, both."
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Which one of the following statements about polar bears is not true?
a. In 2008, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service placed the Alaskan polar bear on its list of threatened species. b. Alaskan state government officials are trying to have the polar bear delisted. c. Polar bear populations are a significant threat to wolf populations in Alaska d. Oil and coal industry leaders want the polar bear delisted in Alaska e. Less than 60% of the world population of polar bears lives in Alaska
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), how much has Earth's average global average temperature risen since 1880?
A. 0.8° C (1.0° F) B. 0.8° C (1.4° F) C. 0.5° C (1.0° F) D. 1.0° C (33.8° F)
Although many processes are involved, clearly combustion of fossil fuels is the most important factor driving the global increase in atmospheric CO2 and thus global warming
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According the United States Census, within the next decade or so, the majority group in the United States will be
A) nobody—there will be no majority group. B) white Americans. C) black Americans. D) Hispanic Americans. E) Asian Americans.