Not wholly joking. Michael's post could could describe my home town, Benton Harbor, Michigan. And for those with a reasonable income it is an excellent place to live. The Upton's just restructured and wonderfully improved a great beach there -- after stealing much of it for a brand new golf course. And the new homes are built well away from the old city. And the adjacent town, across the river, is still all white, with a luxury hotel turned into a retirement home for those who have the money. Also a river front condominium with apartments that don't cost much more than a million. And the city is broke and taken over by the Governor. What more could you ask?
Carrol
P.S. The Upton's own Whirlpool. I think they've had a congressman or two.
On 5/13/2011 11:59 AM, MICHAEL YATES wrote:
> The Economist recently ranked Pittsburgh one of the 25 most livable cities in the world. Today, a local
> paper reported that 90% of the city's young people are unfit for the military. Now, on the one hand, they
> won't be dying in wars or being subjected to the insanity of military life. But on the other, Pittsburgh's
> glaring inequality, ghastly racial disparities, poverty, obesity, youth unemployment, violence, and bad schools
> don't bide well for the futures of these young people. See http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_736843.html
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