[the urban politician]

Marothisu, thanks for all that data. The question is, doesn't the "RPP" factor kind of ruin this data? After all, I'm sure that can really throw a wrench into any logical discussion about rising prosperity, as the methods used to calculate "RPP" are always up for debate. I can see a Chicago-hating type like Crawford diminishing such calculations as "fake boosterism" because, after all, the cost of living in various cities isn't really all that different, blah blah blah.