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Book Club: "The Power Broker" by Robert Caro (with Max Kapczynski)

The Henry George Program

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The Car-based Pyramid Scheme and its Impact on Congestion

This chapter explores Robert Moses' obsession with cars and highways, discussing how his car-based pyramid scheme led to maximum congestion. It also examines the exportation of this scheme to other countries and the issues of land acquisition and profiting off congestion.

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