My posts to the Sustainability Puzzle have focused on presenting a basic outline of how to re-organize ourselves sustainably. Now that we have a working design, how can we actually transition society into a cantilevered system of sustainability? Well, I think there is no silver bullet, but a great deal of the legwork can be accomplished through the tried and true carrot and stick approach of tax policy. Let me share my general thoughts with you.
One of the goals of a cantilevered system of sustainability is to cluster resources and communities around them. It aims to densify cities and dramatically improve their sustainability. These resource intense cities would be cantilevered by sustainable communities networked by smart rail systems in the space between cities. Because these communities are sustainable and provide their own services, they would not require government services and would be tax free (see The Grand Bargain
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