Urban America has been redlined. Government has not offered tax incent…

Jesse Jackson
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Urban America has been redlined. Government has not offered tax incentives for investment, as it has in a dozen foreign markets. Banks have redlined it. Industries have moved out, they've redlined it. Clearly, to break up the redlining process, there must be incentives to green-line with hedges against risk. ✨ Interview With Douglas Foster, www.motherjones.com. March/April 2000.
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