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Originally Posted by Tom In Chicago
Who knows? I do. . . it's fucking cold here. . . THAT'S why people leave. . . not because of some perceived threat (real or otherwise) of violence. . . to say so is ignorant of the facts and irresponsible. . .
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So why hasn't Minneapolis been losing population even faster than Chicago? Not sure if this is a tongue in cheek or not.....
I lived there for four years, and the winters were worse than in Chicago. It's not a huge difference, but that five degrees colder difference adds up over the winter and does wear on you. But..... had my job not been moved, I might actually still be there. Why? Because it's a great city with good job opportunities, great arts/theater, etc. Every city is different and as I said before, the forces driving people to move are often complex and vary from one city to the next. However, to distill it down to "Well, it's cold here, so that's why people are leaving" I think is a bit of a dumbing down of this discussion.
I am willing to bet that if the tax situation in Chicago was better for residents, and corruption wasn't rampant (which may very well improve given the new mayor), the population trends would be singing a whole different tune.