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Certain American cities are said To be on the rise While others at the same time Decay into their own demise Those that prosper are being told You must grow! You must accommodate the influx of capital Even if some must go To those who are priced out Evicted or displaced The powers that be simply could not care That you miss your grandma's face The solution they say Is to build to meet demand No matter that this fills the pockets Of those who rigged the scam If supply is the problem That is not meeting demand Then why are the two densest cities in the States The most expensive to live in
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Jan 5, 2017
Jan 5, 2017 at 5:10 PM UTC
Supply and Demand in American Cities
Certain American cities are said To be on the rise While others at the same time Decay into their own demise Those that prosper are being told You must grow! You must accommodate the influx of capital Even if some must go To those who are priced out Evicted or displaced The powers that be simply could not care That you miss your grandma's face The solution they say Is to build to meet demand No matter that this fills the pockets Of those who rigged the scam If supply is the problem That is not meeting demand Then why are the two densest cities in the States The most expensive to live in
San Francisco is undergoing a second technology boom causing a massive spike in the amounts of money and people flooding into the city. This is directly causing displacement of the working class and people of color. Challenging top-down development in an attempt to retain community control of neighborhoods is the only way to resist.
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Jan 5, 2017
Jan 5, 2017 at 5:10 PM UTC
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