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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm confused by the people who want yards. I think I'd rather live right next to or very close by some awesome parks. When I was growing up, we only played in our yard until we were 6 or 7, then it was just playdates with other kids.... which you'd have to drive to in the 'burbs. My city kids walk around the block to play with their friends. Sure you need money, but DC is amazing for having close-in neighborhoods with green space and parks and being pretty safe. [/quote]

You must live in a very expensive part of the city, because our section had few kids because of lackluster schools, and no running to the park because it was overrun with homeless and drug paraphernalia

Cities work in other countries because they accept higher taxes for social welfare: thus funding much better transit options, less homelessness because of housing and programs, more crews to clean public parks, [b]better city schools[/b], and less extreme poverty in general (which impacts school populations)

Also, if you don’t own s SFH, you have to worry about decondo, power mad HOA boards, neighbors who smoke pot constantly seeping through the walls or adjacent windows… on and on. Some of this is better in Europe (I assume an investment company can’t buy out s condo building and tosss you to the curb)[/quote]

Urban schools that are undesirable did not get that way due to insufficient funding. DC schools, for example, are typically spending the most per student of any of the surrounding districts. [/quote]

Due to teacher salaries, because nobody would teach in DC or similar otherwise. It’s hazard pay.[/quote]
LOL. You should get out more.[/quote]

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