Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Slow Blue Drift

A factoid, since I have lived in IL Chicago has lost 300,000 people in population, the suburbs have gained 2 million in population. The demographic of the suburbs is becoming more like Chicago used to be. IF this doesn't change Chicago will become even more irrelevant as a voting block. There is no shortage of housing in Chicago, there is a shortage of affordable housing. With 300,000 people missing, since 1980 there are a lot of unused buildings that could be shelter. The high taxes, high fees (read that parking), high crime, high fuel costs and high rents in high rent area, a couple like us would have move to the city long ago.. but can't and won't. Until Chicago get creatively competitive as a place to live, it will continue to decline..

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