<Fewer desperate people means you have the liberty to walk streets at night without the fear of being mugged.> You think that desires for nonessentials (or eve

<Fewer desperate people means you have the liberty to walk streets at night without the fear of being mugged.> You think that desires for nonessentials (or even luxuries) magically go away in such an environment? Heck, a guy who was playing in the NBA a year ago was shot dead while pulling a home-invasion robbery this week. NBA minimum salary was $507K.