i just saw a thing on tv a few days ago about some atlanta neighborhood that a local developer, who also had a hand in some major buildings in ny, turned a very crime ridden area into a golf course. took the employment rate from 14% to 85% and crime rate went down 95%. also the literacy rate went from 8% to 78% and housing in the area was made to mix the folks on public assistance with people who were not.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel i just saw a thing on tv a few days ago about some atlanta neighborhood that a local developer, who also had a hand in some major buildings in ny, turned a very crime ridden area into a golf course. took the employment rate from 14% to 85% and crime rate went down 95%. also the literacy rate went from 8% to 78% and housing in the area was made to mix the folks on public assistance with people who were not.

that's somewhat of a nice story. it's great when areas are gentrified but the majority of the people who initially populated those areas are displaced. those stats don't really tell the entire story imo...

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Originally posted by chimera66 that's somewhat of a nice story. it's great when areas are gentrified but the majority of the people who initially populated those areas are displaced. those stats don't really tell the entire story imo...

the point of the whole redevelopment was to put those people back to work and keep them in the community. they were only temporarily displaced. at least thats what they lead me to believe. im not disagreeing that probably some were permanently displaced, but lets say that 25% were permanently displaced, thats 75% of those people in BETTER conditions and financial stability is much more attainable. you cant please or save everyone, but something is better than nothing.

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Exactly what I thought of when I read the thread name

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Originally posted by bas Fucking black and mexican people.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel the point of the whole redevelopment was to put those people back to work and keep them in the community. they were only temporarily displaced. at least thats what they lead me to believe. im not disagreeing that probably some were permanently displaced, but lets say that 25% were permanently displaced, thats 75% of those people in BETTER conditions and financial stability is much more attainable. you cant please or save everyone, but something is better than nothing.

I see where you are coming from but I doubt even 50% of the people remain. my guess is that the jump in literacy and employment rates have more to do with a different group of people moving in. personally i see it around me, i live borderline harlem next to columbia university. there are new doorman apartment buildings going up, a starbucks being built and other improvements. for example my apt was gutted and completely renovated weeks before my roommate and i moved in last year. we probably pay the most in my building and my guess is our landlords are trying to attract other people like us. this doesn't help the people who have been here for years because a time will come when they will no longer be able to afford living here. yeah maybe they could work at the new businesses but that might be it. besides that i just look at the people on the street / train...definitely an interesting mix.

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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.

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Originally posted by Jeremy H Exactly what I thought of when I read the thread name

Yes exactly, damn mind readers. Fan ta dem!

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Originally posted by chimera66 I see where you are coming from but I doubt even 50% of the people remain. my guess is that the jump in literacy and employment rates have more to do with a different group of people moving in. personally i see it around me, i live borderline harlem next to columbia university. there are new doorman apartment buildings going up, a starbucks being built and other improvements. for example my apt was gutted and completely renovated weeks before my roommate and i moved in last year. we probably pay the most in my building and my guess is our landlords are trying to attract other people like us. this doesn't help the people who have been here for years because a time will come when they will no longer be able to afford living here. yeah maybe they could work at the new businesses but that might be it. besides that i just look at the people on the street / train...definitely an interesting mix.

i dont disagree that its probably a little skewed, since they probably dont track the former residents. i just dont see it as bad at the same time. id much rather some of them taking responsibility for their situations than none. you have to pick the better of the two evils.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.