tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508797.post4403762558838447251..comments2023-07-10T05:01:42.178-05:00Comments on The Living Room in Rogers Park: Is This Our Future?Kherishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972018983882360966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508797.post-61314206605585549172009-04-02T14:23:00.000-05:002009-04-02T14:23:00.000-05:00@Roger -- what was your point?@Roger -- what was your point?Kherishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972018983882360966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508797.post-69571921912863388272009-03-30T12:43:00.000-05:002009-03-30T12:43:00.000-05:00Thing about the middle class is that about 70% of ...Thing about the middle class is that about 70% of it could quickly and abrubtly cease to BE middle class, inasmuch as most of these people are dependent upon "fluff" white collar occupations that are subject to very swift reversals in income. <BR/><BR/>For example, a substantial portion are people who sell mortgages, securities, and other financial products, or who work in support of these The North Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508797.post-26621916701386648272009-03-30T07:43:00.000-05:002009-03-30T07:43:00.000-05:00I am visiting South Carolina right now, where spra...I am visiting South Carolina right now, where sprawl is a fact of life. The area I am in has a large rural population surrounding a very small city (or large small town?), although it is hard to tell just what they are doing. I have seen a couple of cattle ranches (beef I believe). I understand cotton is still grown, and other crops. SC used to provide 40% of the nation's rice, but no longer.Kherishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972018983882360966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508797.post-81264893761085040342009-03-30T00:14:00.000-05:002009-03-30T00:14:00.000-05:00I don't believe this HAS to be our future, and I d...I don't believe this HAS to be our future, and I do believe that the cities that have taken the worst beating in recent decades might be the very places that have the most hopeful future.<BR/><BR/>Detroit, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and to some extent, St. Louis, have all been destroyed by the trends of the past 50 years, mainly the buildout of suburban sprawl and the destruction of our manufacturingThe North Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.com