Chicago, where rich live 30 years longer than the poor

Re:Chicago, where rich live 30 years longer than the poor by jostmey on Sunday June 23, 2019 @08:22AM (#20255020)

I was riding on an airplane back to Chicago after visiting Dallas. As the plane took off, the woman next to me started crying uncontrollably. Sometime before takeoff, she had just learned that her husband was murdered. I got the f_ck out of Chicago.

I was robbed in Chicago twice, once successfully, once not. A person was murdered on my street corner, probably because the perpetrator thought they could get away with it because of the victims skin color and the way they looked.

I would say to those college kids that they probably don't get out enough. Perhaps they live in a far northern suburb, removed from the problems of the city

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Re:Chicago, where rich live 30 years longer than the poor by b_tterc_p on Sunday June 23, 2019 @08:46AM (#20255127)

By don’t get out enough you mean... don’t venture into dangerous neighborhoods?

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Re:Chicago, where rich live 30 years longer than the poor by vasilipupkin on Sunday June 23, 2019 @10:34AM (#20255793)

these takes on Chicago are tiresome and false. Sure, there is crime in Chicago, but plenty of crime in SF or Oakland as well. The city is doing quite well, lots of new construction, new restaurants, 3% unemployment. The state has fiscal problems that will get resolved over time.

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Re:Chicago, where rich live 30 years longer than the poor by taxidump on Sunday June 23, 2019 @08:37AM (#20255084)

What part of the city did this happen in? The robbery part.

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