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BobbyRobertson t1_iwqj388 wrote

Reply to comment by Sticky_Robot in The Road That Killed A City: A podcast series about how I-84 destroyed the heart of Hartford. A trend that was happening to all American cities. by marxianthings

And if it wasn't built there'd be several thousand people who wouldn't have had their homes destroyed and tens of thousands that wouldn't have had their neighborhoods decimated.

Do you really value your commute time above other people's homes that much?

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asimplescribe t1_iwqtov7 wrote

They get paid for it.

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Kraz_I t1_iwr1598 wrote

Even if the government offered you a fair market value for your home, would you be happy to uproot your life, lose your neighborhood community and start over? And if you're a renter, you get the same treatment with not even relocation expenses covered.

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