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Rick Merlotti's avatar

Mike, thanks once again for the act of journalism. Your efforts are appreciated.

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A Tray Of Bees's avatar

Lived in Philadelphia for 20 years; I used to love the city, its amenities and the richness of a city that is vibrant with a large black population. The Philadelphia of now seems worse than the years of redlining, with hyper-gentrified neighborhoods made up of mostly white transplants trying to assert dictatorial control while the outer neighborhoods suffer the homicide spikes and are draining residents again. Philly had finally arrested its population decline but now it is accelerating again. So many of my friends have now moved out and I am on my way out as well. The skyrocketing taxes and crime crisis that few want to acknowledge are the primary drivers.

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