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In the examples I gave perhaps not. But yes blacks are being kicked out of DC, and this is being done by the government. And yes anytime the government interferes in the market, it is foul play, and anti-capitalist and anti-Libertarinism. The market is not setting prices, this goes against Libertarianism and capitalism.
I can't speak about today, but there used to be a thriving black middle class in DC. They largely left the city after the riots in the 1960s. Then, in following years, the District became the Murder Capital of America.
There was, however, a very large chunk of SW Washington that was bulldozed by the federal government in the name of "urban renewal"
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Originally Posted by whosedowntown
Prior to 1950s, Southwest Washington, D.C. was home to a thriving African American community. Many of the District’s African American-owned businesses and residences were located in this area. By 1952, however, white business leaders and members of the federal government began to push for the large-scale clearance of these neighborhoods to make room for new development downtown.[1]
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The implementation of the urban renewal project displaced the large number of African Americans living in Southwest D.C. The project leveled 99 percent of buildings in the Southwestern quadrant of the city and forced the 4,500 African American Families who had previously resided in Southwest D.C. to relocate to other areas –mainly to Northeast and Southeast D.C.[3] Of the 5,900 new buildings constructed in the area, only 310 were classified as moderately-priced housing units.
Money is the new "urban renewal" and if you think I'm wrong, try renting (forget buying) an apartment anywhere below 116th on the UWS of Manhattan. Most of the interesting characters that, in their way, shaped the arts and literary scene and made the island such an exciting place simply could not afford to stay. And, while monetarily richer, the city is so much poorer for the loss of these irreplaceable people.
Why do so many Trump supporters think that liberals and progressives are all lazy people that want everything for free?
Maybe because Bernie is touting a utopian society where everything is free and paid for by others all the while we skip, smoke weed and hear the sounds of ukuleles all day long.
Maybe because Bernie is touting a utopian society where everything is free and paid for by others all the while we skip, smoke weed and hear the sounds of ukuleles all day long.
"Free" actually means higher education and health care paid for with public funds as an investment in the future of this country. Well-educated and healthy people hold higher-paying jobs and pay more taxes.
"Free" actually means higher education and health care paid for with public funds as an investment in the future of this country. Well-educated and healthy people hold higher-paying jobs and pay more taxes.
And no sound idea how to pay for it. That is where it starts. The idea of discouraging accountability, responsibility and achievement to me is not the way to go. But that's just my opinion.
"Free" actually means higher education and health care paid for with public funds as an investment in the future of this country. Well-educated and healthy people hold higher-paying jobs and pay more taxes.
All working people pay taxes for a variety of things that benefit society as a whole. Roads, schools, national defense, national parks, libraries, and firefighters, to name a few. All of these things contribute to our quality of life.
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