NIMBY

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NIMBY is an acronym for "not in my backyard." This is the term usually given to arguments from groups or individuals who demand a controversial development be built, as long as it is not built anywhere near where they live and work. NIMBY arguments generally follow requests for jails, necropolises, airports, rehabilitation facilities (such as methadone clinics), treatment plants and recycling centers, but have been stretched to include "job-creating" corporations like Wal-Mart.

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