XPost: phl.media, phl.housing   
   From: mcs@yahoo.com   
      
   The mayor has not dealt with most of those things. Other cities have this   
   problem but it does seem to be getting worse in Philly. All the murders and   
   very few arrests.Low income equals many middle class moving out, because the   
   city has not done anything about drugs or bringing industry back basically.   
   I won't even get into that part about NYers moving to Philly.If the city or   
   state allows the population to suffer from lack of jobs, pollution and I   
   would assume high health cost care and insurance , what more do I expect ?   
   More of the same. What has the Mayor done to address these issues? What can   
   he do when even the tv stations ignore these issues. All I hear about on tv   
   is  what happens to people after they get fat or sick or a victim of crime   
   or run over or at a teacher strike or traffic and weather ever two minutes   
   which is I guess better then crime and it plays into denial here. The fun   
   part about listening to the news is to see how happy they can appear when   
   people are poor , the sports teams are losing , the traffic horrible and the   
   air is dirty and the crime is rising? . There aint much left to do in Philly   
   positive seriously. Overeat? . walk ?   
   "Sean"  wrote in message   
   news:bkstd3$h4$1@netnews.upenn.edu...   
   > This occured in a very, very, drug infested low-income neighborhood.   
   >   
   > Drugs - National Problem   
   > Low-income - National Problem   
   > Poor Education - National Problem   
   >   
   > All the problems you speak of (that Philadelphia has) Philadelphia does   
   not   
   > control.   
   >   
   > Crime is caused by people, not a city   
   > Crime is caused by poverty, not a city   
   > Poverty in this city was a direct result of Federal actions (closing of   
   the   
   > Navy Yard, trade agreements that caused the destruction of the   
   manufacturing   
   > industry, etc...)   
   > Crime is caused by a lack of education, which the city is not wealthy   
   enough   
   > to fix.   
   >   
   > So what exactly are you complating for? and to who? and why?   
   >   
   > Because it is not the city of Philadelphia's fault.    
   >   
   > "mcs"  wrote in message   
   > news:6afcb.1463$yU5.176@nwrdny01.gnilink.net...   
   > > Like I said before it hurts everytime I have to read about this.If   
   Street   
   > > actually addressed the problems that would be one thing but he doesn't   
   > > actually telling everyone crime is down. I don't like Street . This is   
   our   
   > > own terrorism and its getting closer and closer to me and its scary one   
   > has   
   > > to live in this kind of world.   
   > >   
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