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The "Southside' of Williamsburg, or Los Surdeshas been a perdominately Puerto Rican neighborhood for a few decades now. Like the 'Northside' of the area, it has seen its share of 'luxury loft' styled apartments being built.

Where mutli-unit buildings might have stood, new buildings whose apartments will be sold, not rented, will house larger, but fewer apartments.

This doesn't necessarily force the working class out of the area. It does limit the choices for where people WILL choose to live.

One last thing and that's about simple economics. Poorer people put more into local economies than richer folks do. A look at what has happened in Manhattan stands as an example with its endless supply of CVS, Duane Reade, Ekard, Starbucks, Whole Foods, Commerce Bank, Chase, Washington Mutual - - all I wanted was a Pepsi and they wouldn't give it to me.

Ryanair, eh? by young shanahan

Ryanair come in for a lot of stick, what people often forget is how much they deserve it. The airline's business model is to treat put profit over people as much as the law and the public will tolerate. And yet we continue to fly with them in our millions . . .

Somewhere in the skies over Europe.

Profit Over People (Noam Chomsky) by MNJ

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Had it for a while, but had a few books that I wanted to read first. Looking forward to it.

2023-11-29 by Daniel Simms

Critics argue for harsh sentences to ensure public safety, but the truth is, crime rates don’t determine incarceration rates. It’s a profit-driven motive that perpetuates this cycle. #FreeSlaveLabor #ProfitOverPeople

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