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> There's a reason why Chicago was the only major city to drop in population the last couple of years. It's because it's a shithole. Expensive, but salaries ar
by ams6110 9y ago
> There's a reason why Chicago was the only major city to drop in population the last couple of years.
It's because it's a shithole. Expensive, but salaries are midwest-grade; weather sucks almost year-round; the government is as corrupt as a two headed snake; one of the most segregated cities in the world; and has a huge violent crime problem.
- tptacek 9y agoIt's "expensive" relative to the rest of the midwest, but far less expensive than SFBA or NYC. It's a huge city with all of the features of a huge city where you can get a nice apartment in a trendy neighborhood for $1500. It's not a place to live if you want SFBA weather patterns, that's true.
- selectodude 9y ago>and has a huge violent crime problem I hope you're not comparing it to San Francisco where I'm 1.2x as likely to be jumped with a deadly weapon, 1.3x as likely to have my house broken into, 2.3x as likely to have my phone stolen and 2.2x as likely to have my car stolen. And the best part is the worst neighborhoods in SFBA aren't even in San Francisco, and it's still scary as shit. Let me know when they finish cleaning all the human shit out of the escalators on the train.