Posted on 04/11/2005 11:15:16 AM PDT by finnman69
It's still a dump. One of the worst toxic wastelands in NYC covered with a fresh coat of paint.
There's something new about this latest crop of imports. These aren't the outcasts from middle American high schools playing a long shot. These kids are the star quarterbacks and head cheerleaders whose parents are bankrolling them.
I wonder how many of these hyper-rich people are liberal tax-them-dry Democrats?
Its good to be making money now, although I wish I were making the dough in NYC, suicidal as that may seem. Seattle s-cks!
No, I remember the trust fund kids from years ago. This is something else. Their parents aren't "trust fund rich." It's more like the GM dealer in a small town or the guy who owns five grocery small stores and a couple of rental properties.
"I wonder how many of these hyper-rich people are liberal tax-them-dry Democrats? "
Who pay no taxes themselves.
...and you know me, I'm as pro-NYC as they come. But this drain is not a good thing for middle America. This are the next generation of civic and business leaders migrating to the metropolitan areas in search of hedge fund work.
Isn't it wonderful!!!
Outside of NYC, we microcosyms of the elite buy hugely inflated homes, dine at trendy restaurants, have our laundry done, get the lawn service cracking in Spring, order stuff over the internet, and shop at Chinese import distributors.
Just think. We can ponzi all this After You Alfonse Economy around as we charge each other for our services until it just doesn't work anymore.
Then we may all have to get serious, the super-wealthy too, in investing manufacturing plants and creating products instead of a financial deck of cards.
What's abnormal is the Manhattanization of Brooklyn, a trend that I wish would stop.
Sort of normal. The biggest changes have come post Dinkins. Dinkins was close to letting the city veer out of control, Giuliani gave people confidence to live in the city and beginning pioneering neighborhoods previously deemed unlivable. There are very few neighborhoods considered unlivable with the exception of the worst parts of the Bronx.
However it plays out, eternity awaits, and I eagerly look forward to it.
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