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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.ibtimes.com/trader-joes-pulls-out-poor-portland-oregon-neighborhood-defeat-gentrification-1553231 "The Portland African American Leadership Forum objected to the proposed development partly because it feared that the new retail complex would eventually push up rental prices in the area and drive out the local black community."[/quote] Because the local black community must stay and be poor? For a local example of how well that work, see Alexandria City in VA. Similar policies over the years ensured that th black community stayed largely in public housing and the kids contined to fail year after tear. When you expect a community to not improve, when you force cohesion based on fear, no one benefits on the long run. Sometimes the best choice is for to leave the comfort of the long term low income neighborhood.[/quote]
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