http://shanghaiist.com/2008/01/21/aljazeera_on_th.php All comments for Al-Jazeera on the Maglev uproar en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/01/21/aljazeera_on_th.php#comment-1274762 http://shanghaiist.com/2008/01/21/aljazeera_on_th.php#comment-1274762 Comments Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:22:25 +0800 <p>"The extended line may not harm our health, but we still fear it could cause our residential units' prices to drop," said a resident living near the proposed route. Nice. So although there are no real risks, the residents should get a pay out because perceived risks (which they amped up) will bring down property prices. There's a logic there somewhere.</p>