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It's one thing to have Central Park West. It's another to have an entire region whose service workers commute from 3 hours away, whose public schools are off-li
by wbl 9y ago
It's one thing to have Central Park West. It's another to have an entire region whose service workers commute from 3 hours away, whose public schools are off-limits to the poor, whose landlords got rich off of others labor.
I see we welcome immigrants sign on the homes of people who have driven out anyone making less then $100,000 a year. It's shocking to see so many want to slam the doors of opportunity and a better life in the face of the less fortunate.
Go have your enclave, but don't ask the state to help pay for your schools, roads, and pension costs while higher education support is massively cut.
- Danihan 9y ago>I see we welcome immigrants sign on the homes of people who have driven out anyone making less then $100,000 a year. That is why so many working class people see "big city" liberals as hypocrites. >but don't ask the state to help pay for your schools, roads, and pension costs while higher education support is massively cut. I'm not seeing the connection here.
- wbl 9y agoYes, Berkeley residents who downzone are hypocrits. That's the point I'm making. As for money if you live in CA you would know the UC system faces funding challenges while millions from the state to fund road maintenence in Marin and Atherton.