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Originally Posted by marothisu
True, but again - it's not proportional in economics. Not everyone who comes into the city has the same earning/buying power as who left. And while it's not going to be a huge change, it could be sizable.
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True, to a point. I think sometimes people forget that those individuals or families in lower income brackets who leave for cheaper cities (or cheaper surrounding suburbs) still maintain a large purchasing power which is being ignored, somewhat. What good is it having just higher income earners/higher income bracket demos when you've completed priced-out everyone else/the majority, who happen to be below a certain threshold? Trickle-down economics don't work to begin with, so then what happens when everyone below a certain threshold has to move out of Chicago for Cicero, or worst-case scenario, Atlanta or suburban Indy?
If the baseline quality of life issues for 'Average Joe or Jonelle in Chicago' are not being addressed, then what's being created? A solely plutocratic City-state where everyone else is relegated to the provinces? Frankly, I don't want to see Chicago become like Monaco.