Friday, August 25, 2006

Gentrification

The race(ist?) view: Ever since the white folks started moving in -- and they make more money -- the rent just keeps getting higher.

Succinct!

The Onion (ironically enough, a total symbol of gentrification, in my opinion) view: My landlord has no idea this apartment—hell, every apartment in this building—is undervalued. He could quadruple his profits by cutting my place in half. So I give him an extra 20 bucks a month hoping he gets the hint, but he just takes it out of the next month's rent.

Satirical!

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