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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
Look where they are leaving and where they are going. A city that still has a massive social burden. You seeing people leaving for Calumet City or South Holland or Maywood (i.e., other places that are now subjected to the same massive burden but have nowhere near the ability of Chicago to withstand it)? No. They are very specifically going as far away as they can from anyplace that has public housing and section 8. Which leads full circle to the original proposition. Why is it okay to impose it on homeowners in South Holland while exempting those in DuPage?
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I really haven't figured out your point with these arguments. It think it's something like "Section 8 is bad," or perhaps it is "Democrats are ruining the inner cities." As you seem to be offering only your personal experiences, I will offer mine.
Suburbs in Houston are cheap and plentiful. You can get a big house with a big yard on a quiet street for not too much money. Sure, you have to deal with the commute. But it's not so bad if you working in one of the sprawling business campuses that ring the city. Why are they there? Land. Cheap, cheap land. And tax breaks.
I hate suburbs, work downtown, and I hate commuting. When I was looking to buy a place in Houston, it was going to be in the inner loop. Some of the most expensive properties were in an area that is probably one of the most racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse in the city. I have not done research on the issue (help, RT!), but I suspect there is a good deal of Section 8 housing in this area.
For the same prices as the places we were looking at in this neighborhood, we could have gotten a 5,000 sf house on the golf course in the burbs. The only neighborhoods more expensive than the r/e/c diverse one are the ones with the mansions housing our local industry leaders. I doubt there is any Section 8 housing in River Oaks. It is a Republican stronghold.
"Republican" and "Democrat" are terms that don't mean much in local elections. Ability and backbone mean so much more. Local governments do not deal so much in macroeconomic abstractions. The deal with concrete issues such as, well, concrete to fill the potholes. And garbage collection.
What was your point again?
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