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Originally Posted by antinimby
This thing is gorgeous. I can't stop looking at those pictures.
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I know, I can't wait to get inside next week. It looks unbelievable.
I realize people are worked up about the price tag - and I understand that completely but I'll offer a different line of thinking about the price:
1. This memorializes the dead in one of the most horrific events in US history
2. This piece could live on for 500-1000 years to represent the event and the lives lost. (amortization of the cost)
3. There are also other implicit financial benefits - potential rise in tourism to see the site, rise in overall real estate value (also increasing tax base) - if you factor these over 500 years, I imagine the $ amount could be impressive.
Again, I get that 4 BIL is an unbelievable amount. But let's put things in perspective and just try to enjoy what is a landmark piece of architecture.