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Originally Posted by bilbao58
I never said people didn't live there before A/C. But 7 million people didn't live there before air conditioning. Even the British government gave diplomatic staff assigned to Houston "hardship pay," similar to what they gave for assignments to places like Egypt or India.
It is my contention that high energy costs, or a reduction in people's ability to pay for energy, would start an immediate and major decline of the city and area.
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So no more air conditioning also means no more heaters. People from the north moving out because it’s too cold. People from the south moving out because it’s too hot. People in Mexico have no where to go so they’re stuck there. This is the sense you’re using.