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Old 05-11-2010, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
Oh well... sucks being poor, but developers don't owe folks anything just because they're poor/unemployed/underemployed. Go to school, don't do drugs, have a little good luck, etc. etc., then you'll be in a position to be the gentrifier rather than the gentrifiee. Gentrification is generally a good thing for all involved. Pumps money into the school system, usually means quality charter schools will start becoming available, eliminates crime and blight, more money for public safety personnel, etc. Some people probably do get displaced, but that's the risk you take when you rent.
I really hope this is someone who hacked into Kevin's account and is being sarcastic, because if someone with advanced degrees is really thinking on this simplistic a level, it makes me frightened for our educational system.

The "charter schools" part is the most asinine of all.
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