Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for November 14, 1980
Transcript:
Mark: Dr. Dan, let me see if I've got this straight. What you're saying is that the best real estate investments are in decaying neighborhoods? Asher: That's right... of course, some neighborhoods prove very resilient, so it's often necessary to stimulate the area's decline in order to bring down local property values. Mark: How do you do that? Man: Nothing heavy-handed. We might, for instance, distribute spray paint and crow bars to the local kids. Mark: You get them to vandalize their own homes? Asher: Well, within limits. We ask them not to touch the copper plumbing.