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• Commented on Taxpayers Flee New York, Taxes Too High (Duh)
  At one point I thought I'd leave the city (with my business) for upstate, but property taxes all over the state are insane, so I'll probably leave the state altogether in the next few years. The bloat and dysfunction of...
• Commented on Two Award Winning Trees Grow in Brooklyn
  LAME! Those are probably the only two trees of those species in the state too....
• Commented on Possibly The Saddest Thing Ever: Rat Stuck In Sidewalk
  The compassionate thing to do would be to end its suffering by stomping on it. That rat clearly has been suffering a long, long time. That said, I wouldn't out of fear that felixthecat would be approaching with a water...
• Commented on Famous Midwife Sued Over Stillbirth
  If someone wants to skip the hospital and have a home birth, that's fine, but the possibility of something going tragically wrong is part of the deal, you know? Don't try to blame the consequences of your decisions on someone...
• Commented on Brooklynite Wants Stinky Tree Removed
  There's a female gingko tree on 88th Street in Dyker Heights that has been girdled and studded with copper nails (which are supposed to kill trees). That thing is still going strong though! To me, the smell of the fruit...