The following appeared in an article in Real Estate section of the Springfield Bugle.
"Springfield is a great place to live. Every year, hundreds of former city dwellers move to Springfield, spurning the sophisticated cultural offerings of the urban setting for Springfield's more relaxed atmosphere. Despite the attractions of big city life, Springfield's new citizens choose their home for its rural setting and small town atmosphere. If Springfield wants to continues to attract these newcomers, it must adopt aggressive planning regulations to keep out chain stores, fast food establishments, bars, and other businesses more appropriate to an urban setting.
Springfield may well be a great place to live, but the author of this article makes a number of unsubstantiated assumptions about the attributes that make Springfield an attractive home. Based on these assumptions, the author makes a bold proposal regarding zoning and city planning. Though this proposal is intended to maintain the positive attributes that bring new residents to Springfield, it may fail to achieve this goal or even have the perverse effect of worsening the quality of life in the town.
The author's first mistake is to assume that she knows why hundreds of former city dwellers...
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