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tostitos1979 on March 12, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Blame Zoning, Not Tech, for San Francisco's Housin...

Cool. That makes sense. Is there a reason they use 1000? Just convenience/convention?

Also .. my question about prop 13 stands. Curious why increasing home values would cause an issue if municipal spending stays constant?

wtbob on March 12, 2016 [–]

> Is there a reason they use 1000? Just convenience/convention?

Because the mill(e) is the smallest unit of currency in the United States.

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