"We are undergoing the Paris-ification of America. The snobbish French always thought Americans were nuts to let Washington, the capital of the country, and New York, the capital of the world, turn into hellholes. Why build public housing projects in the middle of your great cities for riff-raff? The French elite, no fools, kept beautiful Paris for themselves. They warehoused their African immigrants out in the bleak suburbs, where every night is Car-B-Que night."
Re:American Murder Mystery
by defen on Monday June 23, 2008 @10:54PM
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I thought this was an appropriate article because the nature of wealth seems to be a common theme on this site and in pg's writings. I think this article shows that solving poverty is far more complicated than taking money from people who create wealth and giving it to the less fortunate.
Example of the political incorrectness within:
"We are undergoing the Paris-ification of America. The snobbish French always thought Americans were nuts to let Washington, the capital of the country, and New York, the capital of the world, turn into hellholes. Why build public housing projects in the middle of your great cities for riff-raff? The French elite, no fools, kept beautiful Paris for themselves. They warehoused their African immigrants out in the bleak suburbs, where every night is Car-B-Que night."
Upvoted. Interesting phenomenon. Unintended consequence in a complex system. Interesting.