Middle class leaving San Francisco, census says
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Middle class leaving San Francisco, census says
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Re: Middle class leaving San Francisco, census says
#2A net loss of 1500 individuals spread out over four years: in other words, almost nothing.
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#3A net loss of 1500 individuals spread out over four years: in other words, almost nothing.
I can tell you that all the people that have moved into my East Bay neighborhood with good schools have been from SF. People with kids that can't handle the price for private schools and deal with the kid unfriendly nature of SF.
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#4Pretty clear that workers came to SF, worked and then left when they were done. Land value inflation worked as intended.
Re: Middle class leaving San Francisco, census says
#5A net loss of 1500 individuals spread out over four years: in other words, almost nothing.
I can tell you that all the people that have moved into my East Bay neighborhood with good schools have been from SF. People with kids that can't handle the price for private schools and deal with the kid unfriendly nature of SF.
You mean the broken needles in the gutters, the people taking dumps on the sidewalk in broad daylight, hustlers trying to sell you crack and meth on every corner downtown, and the general ambient smell of piss?
Come on, nothing builds character like that.
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#6It's amazing how, in a city full of so many supposedly socially conscious people, the government has been able to allow things to get so bad for the middle class.
Re: Middle class leaving San Francisco, census says
#7It's amazing how, in a city full of so many supposedly socially conscious people, the government has been able to allow things to get so bad for the middle class.
The government can accommodate (or fail to), but most of the driving factors here originate from the private sector.
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#8The data doesn't show why they are leaving. Renters or land owners? When they count individuals, what is the number of couple leaving SF?
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#9Once again, the income range quoted in the article seems to correspond to the Thompson & Hickey 2005 definition of "Lower middle class". Mostly likely the people moving in to replace the displayed Lower-middle-classers are Upper-middle-classers making $75,000-$250,000, with only a sprinkling of Upper-classers (aka the 1%).
So once again pitting the middle against itself...
Re: Middle class leaving San Francisco, census says
#10A net loss of 1500 individuals spread out over four years: in other words, almost nothing.
I can tell you that all the people that have moved into my East Bay neighborhood with good schools have been from SF. People with kids that can't handle the price for private schools and deal with the kid unfriendly nature of SF.
People -- particularly in the middle class -- moving from core cities to suburbs to raise children is hardly a new phenomenon, and hardly restricted to San Francisco.