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Originally Posted by windypeg

Here's why it's stupid. Because that poverty and addiction you referred to is going to be there regardless. We're going to have to pay the costs of policing and treating it regardless. Now, if a bunch of people move into some new subdivision out by the perimeter, still have those costs in the downtown, plus a whole bundle of new costs to service the subdivision. However, if those people instead chose to move into downtown condos - hardly any new costs at all.

And in fact, if everyone continues to creep into the suburbs, the decay in the inner city gets worse. Those neighbourhoods lose vitality and the people that can't afford to leave them are even worse off. Hence greater costs in helping them.

Honest question for you - Why do you think people are moving to the suburbs in this city?