> "Families and seniors suck up tons of the city's social services budget and don't engage in much taxable activity per capita. The incentives are there for the

> "Families and seniors suck up tons of the city's social services budget and don't engage in much taxable activity per capita. The incentives are there for the city to want them gone and there is no incentive for the city to not to things that make them want to leave." No, you have it backwards. Most big cities see a lot of people on wellfare, often living alone. A city like Rotterdam is known for this kind of poverty. The city government really does try to be there for the people. The centre of Amsterdam is not a great place for raising children. Going 5 km to a quieter neighbourhood will already be much better, often it is a choice by the people themselves. By the way, these old city centres were never great for raising children. Up to the 1960s these were the poor parts of town, if you could get away from the rot you were much better off.