Is Gentrification maaking supermarket food inaccessible to those in need?

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[Post New]08/13/2014 09:29
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I have no issues and feel no sympathy for those who are effected by gentrification in DC, arlington, Alexandria, etc,,,

None. Just none. The free ride is over.

I grew up here. The generational poverty in these places is real and ingrained. They are used to be propped up by welfare and counted on it. Their choice, their mistake. These are neighborhoods filled with people who had years and years to make better choices, to move on, to get an education and to do so when the cost of living was much, much lower than it today.


Yes. The people living in these neighborhoods normally aren't the original owners, they were people who moved in when property values fell.

Why should only poor people get access to cheap foods? What about middle class residents?
[Post New]08/13/2014 11:09
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Anonymous
I don't get why gentrification is such a bad thing? Seems like a win, win, win. The owners get a huge increase in property values (do they want the reverse?!?!), neighbors start maintaining their homes and lawns, local places start opening again (versus being boarded up), schools improve, gangs go down.

Things never stay the same in neighborhoods: they either go up or down. Which do they want?

What a lucky city we are to have gentrification. Most cities don't have this "problem", they have to raze slums.
[Post New]08/13/2014 15:07
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ChuckMurphy
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Anonymous wrote:I have no issues and feel no sympathy for those who are effected by gentrification in DC, arlington, Alexandria, etc,,,

None. Just none. The free ride is over.

I grew up here. The generational poverty in these places is real and ingrained. They are used to be propped up by welfare and counted on it. Their choice, their mistake. These are neighborhoods filled with people who had years and years to make better choices, to move on, to get an education and to do so when the cost of living was much, much lower than it today.


Dear Anonymous poster, how about folks who are permanently disabled or suffer from chronic, severe mental illness? Or the elderly, on a fixed income, who cannot afford to drive to a cheaper supermarket?
[Post New]08/13/2014 15:47
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Anonymous
Oh my, you sound cold as ice pp. May you never lose your job or suffer health issues...you could end up the same way. Ever hear ..."but for the grace of God go I?" You should hope that others have more sympathy than you do.
[Post New]08/13/2014 16:22
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ChuckMurphy
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liamw wrote:
ChuckMurphy wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have no issues and feel no sympathy for those who are effected by gentrification in DC, arlington, Alexandria, etc,,,

None. Just none. The free ride is over.

I grew up here. The generational poverty in these places is real and ingrained. They are used to be propped up by welfare and counted on it. Their choice, their mistake. These are neighborhoods filled with people who had years and years to make better choices, to move on, to get an education and to do so when the cost of living was much, much lower than it today.


Dear Anonymous poster, how about folks who are permanently disabled or suffer from chronic, severe mental illness? Or the elderly, on a fixed income, who cannot afford to drive to a cheaper supermarket?


Well with the welfare packages in this area, social security, and disability I am not really sure how some one cant afford to go a few miles for food.


My sister has crippling mental health issues, since 1988. She lives on $700 a month. She doesn't drive. What are folks like her supposed to do. FWIW, I do agree with a lot of your sentiments, but the blanket nature of your statements is chilling.
[Post New]08/14/2014 05:51
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Anonymous
Gentrification affects more than just the poor and low income people. When middle class workers and government employees can no longer afford apartments in Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, and many neighborhoods in DC that were affordable and convenient in the 1990s, yes, gentrification is a systemic problem. When home ownership becomes a dream that only 5% of the DC population can afford, gentrification is a problem. This is all connected, people.
[Post New]08/14/2014 09:44
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:It is very telling about DCUMer's and the lack of interest in this post....


It's not startling new news, that's why.
[Post New]08/14/2014 15:49
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is very telling about DCUMer's and the lack of interest in this post....


It's not startling new news, that's why.


Jeff probably moved it here from Off Topic because it's got food in the title. No one comes to the food forum to read about neighborhoods or economic and social issues. Thus, the apparent lack of interest.
[Post New]08/31/2014 09:52
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Anonymous
Good deserts are not new
[Post New]08/31/2014 10:07
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Anonymous
Gentrification is the white liberal word for "move to a less desirable location brown people!"
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