Chicago’s new demographics: ‘A third San Francisco, two-thirds Detroit’ – Curbed Chicago

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Rick
4 years ago

One thing I’m grateful for, our winters keep the homeless from dropping deuces on the sidewalks like out west. You have to look at the bright side.

Cass Andra
4 years ago
Reply to  Rick

Perhaps the homeless have greater mobility than underwater Chicago homeowners. Much suspicion on the Left Coast that Rahm was furnishing one-way bus tickets to Seattle or LA.

Hank Scorpio
4 years ago

Of course, they would love to gentrify the entire Chicago metro area, turn it into a new New York or Silicon Valley. Push lower and middle class folks out (of state or into the burbs), renovate neighborhoods and boost property taxes. That is their prerogative, not helping the lower class or the children — that should be obvious by now. And dumb young yuppies WILL pay those big price tags to live close to the city if the neighborhoods are cleaned up. And the cold winters will keep the homeless population at bay, which is something California is struggling with.… Read more »

debtsor
4 years ago
Reply to  Hank Scorpio

IL Legislators want the middle class out of state entirely, just not pushed to the suburbs. Because the middle class votes the wrong way. This should be very obvious to everyone by now. They don’t even want the farmers to farm downstate because, you know, climate change and GMO something or other. And because they all voted for Trump. Left wing ultra blue Oregon has the same agenda. Just this week, Democrat legislators tried passing a cap and trade carbon emission bill that would have destroyed the exurban and rural areas. On purpose. Taxed rural areas into poverty. Because you… Read more »

debtsor
4 years ago

“But recent economic growth has been unevenly distributed. According to recent UIC research, in 1970, roughly half the city was considered middle income. In 2017, that distinction applied to just 16 percent of Chicago.”

And 12% of Chicago voted for Trump in 2016…hmmmmm….

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