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Episode Id ESLPod 398
Episode Title Parts of a City
Title Parts of a City
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American cities are responsible for providing "basic services" (things like water, electricity and garbage pick-up) within their city limits. The city provides the basic things that people need for their homes and "maintains" (keeps in good condition) the roads. Because most people live within the city limits, businesses also find "advantages" (benefits or good things about something) to living being located within the city limits because that is where their "customers" (the people who buy things from a business) live.

However, there are "disadvantages" (bad things about something) to living being within the city limits, especially for businesses. A business that "operates" (works or does business) within the city limits must pay city "taxes" (money paid to the government). But a business that lives is located in the "unincorporated area" (the area outside of the city limits) does not have to pay city taxes. This can be a big advantage, helping businesses to be more "profitable" (making more money).

In addition, businesses in the unincorporated area are not "subject to" (do not have to follow) city "ordinances" (local laws). For example, if there is a city ordinance against smoking in bars, then a bar within the city limits cannot let its customers smoke, but a bar in the unincorporated areas can let its customers smoke. "Likewise" (in the same way), if there is a city ordinance that makes it difficult for businesses to get a "liquor license" (permission to sell alcohol), businesses outside the city limits may be able to sell alcohol more easily.

When deciding where to live or open a business, it is important to consider whether the advantages of being in a city, such as basic services and a good location, "outweigh" (are greater than) the disadvantages, such as paying higher taxes and being subject to city ordinances.

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