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x ax naven - i ne x aie neraia <br />considered too high, then people will look for <br />housing elsewhere." <br />This is the predicament in which New Haven <br />finds itself. If the city's property taxes rise too <br />high, middle class residents will move out of <br />the city to the more tax forgiving surrounding <br />suburbs. But the city isn't getting enough <br />reimbursement money from Connecticut, and <br />Yale's voluntary contributions, though <br />generous, are too far small to make up the <br />difference. "When I look at the city over the <br />long term it seems to me that it's <br />unsustainable," Cameron, the political science <br />DUS, said. <br />Considering these circumstances, maybe Yale <br />should give more. A voluntary contribution of <br />$8 million is considerable, but it's less than 10 <br />percent of what the university would pay to <br />the city if not for its tax exemption. New Haven <br />is drowning in debt and Yale's endowment is <br />massive; perhaps volunteering a few million <br />more would be the right thing to do. <br />What's unambiguously clear is that Yale's <br />relationship to New Haven is defined in a large <br />part by the money that flows between the two <br />entities. In 1990, during the weeks and months <br />leading up to the start of Yale's voluntary <br />contribution commitment, this dynamic was on <br />clear display. The deal struck then between <br />Page 17 of 18 <br />http: / /yaleherald.com/homepage -lead- image /cover- stories /tax - haven/ 10/23/2014 <br />