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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real issue here is not his white fragility but the fact that the latest combination of protests, violence and the huge decrease in the MPD budget will speed up white flight to the suburbs and you will have a lot of wealthier whites leaving.  There is going to be a lot of disposable income leaving the district for the suburbs over the next few years and that is not good for an urban area when that money leaves.  There are a lot of businesses that are already struggling from the pandemic and the economic shutdown that might have survived but will die over the next couple of years as money leaves the area.[/quote]

I don't want businesses to go out of business and obviously I want the city to have a solid tax base. But I do think DC is suffering in part from too many people with high incomes who only want to spend that money on expensive private services and not on public services. The development in the city over the last 20 years has focused heavily on gentrifying neighborhoods and creating opportunities for businesses that cater to wealthy, single or married-but-childless, professionals with few community ties. I can see why Shaw and the Wharf and NoMa are appealing to 20- and 30-something lawyers and consultants who don't have kids, want a luxury condo with a rooftop pool and a gym (and have no problem paying the exorbitant condo fees that come with it), and lots of bars and restaurants that cater to their budgets and interests. But eventually those people will age, marry, have kids, or just get bored. And like this guy, they leave.

The solution is not to further cater to these people. The solution is to invest in the community. We need to stop granting massive tax breaks an allowances to these giant developers who are gentrifying neighborhoods in a way that only serves young, wealthy, professionals. It's not sustainable.[/quote]

Well said. I applaud developments like Tanner Park, which can be used by everyone in the community for free. I would like to see dizzying investments into improving transit, trash cleanup, and other things that benefit everyone, not just the people who think $10 is a reasonable price for a drink at happy hour. [/quote]

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