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Re:David Byrne: If the 1% stifles New York's creative talent... by VLM on Monday October 07, 2013 @02:07PM (#6510027)
I think he wants the 1% to leave because they're not artists but their presence drives up prices. There's only space for one of them in that town...

Kind of like no one can afford to live in SV unless they're in tech and/or are rich.

Price out the producing class, production leaves the area.

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Re:David Byrne: If the 1% stifles New York's creative talent... by jlgreco on Monday October 07, 2013 @04:22PM (#6510969)
If it wasn't the rich, it would be the "yuppies" out-bidding the grunge and punk. One scape-goat or another, when really all it boils down to is that they don't have enough money to live wherever they want to. Welcome to reality. I can't afford to live on the beach in Malibu, is that a social injustice too?
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