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The Wall Street Journal link has an editorial by Steven Malanga which runs through the "economic development" boondoggles to which Buffalo NY has subscribed.  

The funding ideas sound much like those which have done nothing but harm in Cleveland, right down to the ubran light rail line which sounds just like our goofy "lakefront" rail line.