Quote Originally Posted by corktownyuppie View Post
And what happens if there are no other neighborhoods left for the poor? What happens if every square mile of land is either gentrified neighborhoods or farmland? Well, it means that the city is making money hand over fist, first of all. It also means that there are no more blighted areas, crime is decreased, the police force has more resources, more manpower, and less territory to cover. And it also means there's more money to help deal with the social problems of the poor.

That's not the situation to be avoided...that's the solution to the problem.
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It's weird to see this framed in business-speak. Re: my first bold: The city making money hand over fist? It's a government, not a business. Cities collect revenue, and it's rarely framed in the usual profit-making terms; it's framed as operating at a surplus.

You do realize that last sentiment [[my second bold) about having some resources to help the poor is sort of meaningless if the whole city is gentrified or farmland?