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Re:Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for ... by refurb on Saturday March 13, 2021 @07:50PM (#26451694)
Why would you expect a city to remain affordable forever? Like if my grandparents bought a home in lower Manhattan I should be able to too?

Cities come and go in desirability and some stay very desirable. Some cities undergo a transformation from swaths of single family homes to nothing but condo towers that cost more than homes.

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Re:Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for ... by waterlooman on Saturday March 13, 2021 @10:06PM (#26452444)
Toronto is not a world class city like NYC, as much as it wishes it was. Toronto buckling under the weight of immigration numbers is due to the artificial population growth the government has mandated every year since 1988.
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