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You could say this about literally any city/area.

• jostmey 8y ago
  Yes, but some cities are worse, much worse, than others. It's like saying nobody is perfect so it's okay to hurt others.
  • afjl 8y ago
    That's fair. The Bay is terrible, I've experienced it firsthand for four years. My point, however, is that high costs of living and poor wages exist regardless of people's "empathy" and awareness of "wealth inequality".
• atom-morgan 8y ago
  I've lived in Cincinnati and Atlanta. It's nowhere near as bad as what seems to be coming out of the Bay Area.
  • afjl 8y ago
    I live in a suburban oasis in North Orange County, with plenty of "empathy" and awareness for wealth "inequality". Yet, at the most recent city council meeting, there were a large number of residents complaining about the personal cost of opening up supportive housing for homeless people. Not a financial cost, but a personally subjective "cost" of sharing their city with transients. This housing complex includes mental health services and employment services on-site and has support from the local city government. Instead of compromising and considering alternatives, these people advocated for removing the program entirely and passing the buck to the next city. High costs of living exist regardless of "empathy" or awareness of "inequality". The problem is policy, not personality.