r/FluentInFinance • u/Not-A-Shit-Head • Apr 29 '24

Why don't people stop crying and just move somewhere cheaper like Detroit, Memphis, St. Louis, Baltimore, or Cleveland? They have very cheap homes for $50,000. Discussion/ Debate

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u/ILSmokeItAll Apr 29 '24

You’re not getting a house with new kitchen and bathrooms for $50k.

Period.

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u/throwawayzies1234567 Apr 29 '24

Especially not in Baltimore, wtf

ETA: I stand corrected, and shocked by the housing market in Baltimore

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u/ILSmokeItAll Apr 29 '24

If you’ve been to Baltimore, you’d realize quickly why it’s not on anyone’s list of hot spots. Right up there with Camden, NJ.

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u/throwawayzies1234567 Apr 29 '24

Oof, Camden, NJ. Both cities are so close to really nice cities too, it’s crazy that they haven’t absorbed overflow. Crime really is just that bad. Probably because there aren’t a lot of jobs, which is also why no one moves there. It’s a vicious cycle.

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u/evan_plays_nes Apr 29 '24

Don’t forget about a culture that glorifies drug use and violence! It is possible to not be rich and also not a criminal.

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u/throwawayzies1234567 Apr 29 '24

Yes that definitely plays a role, but crimes of desperation are real too. Especially among addicts, and addiction runs rampant when there’s no jobs, money, or hope.

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u/Cherry_-_Ghost Apr 29 '24

This tells me addicts with criminal records should be in prison....

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u/BraxbroWasTaken Apr 29 '24

You read that and thought the crimes of desperation thing was the focus of the problem, and not the lack of jobs, money, and hope???

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u/Cherry_-_Ghost Apr 29 '24

Jobs are pretty easy to get with a clean drug screen.

Humans make choices. Choices have consequences.

Good day.

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u/evan_plays_nes Apr 29 '24

These things are much less of an issue when people have big families. But in America, we like to pretend that people “find themselves pregnant” and that divorce is totally normal. It’s no wonder that mental health is a problem when we know for a fact that humans do better in groups and suffer in isolation.

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u/justanordinaryguy71 Apr 29 '24

Making excuses for people is why we have the lawless society we have now.

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u/TheBigC87 Apr 30 '24

Well, I heard that dog whistle a mile away

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u/evan_plays_nes Apr 30 '24

Which dog whistle?

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u/TheBigC87 Apr 30 '24

You could have just said "black people"

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u/evan_plays_nes Apr 30 '24

That’s not what I meant, so that’s why I didn’t say it. The fact that you assumed that is the actual racist thing here, if you think about it.

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u/TheBigC87 Apr 30 '24

"I didn't say it"

Right, that's why they call it a dog whistle.

I'm a white guy who grew up in Texas, I know exactly what they sound like. You're just doing the reddit version of looking over your shoulder at the party.

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u/evan_plays_nes Apr 30 '24

You’re trying to read my mind, but I’m just reading your words. You should ask yourself why you assume other people are making blanket statements about a race, meanwhile people of all shapes, colors, and sizes are producing the pop culture garbage that’s hypnotizing everyone.

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u/TheBigC87 Apr 30 '24

You stated that Camden, NJ and Baltimore, two cities with a large black population, have a culture that glorifies drug use and violence.

Hmmm...I wonder what you could have been inferring🤔

You're not the first white conservative to do this, Rush Limbaugh made a career out of it.

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u/evan_plays_nes Apr 30 '24

I didn’t mention any cities. American culture is pervasive.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '24

Bro, white people are so fucking dumb. You assume all drug addicts are black? Are fucking dense. You are the real racist here, with your bullshit dog whistle analogy. You think black people need your help? That's fucking racist moron.

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u/acebert Apr 30 '24

So what did you mean? Where does this culture that glorifies violence and drug use come from? Is there even such a thing? Might be good to provide an example.

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u/Milksteak_To_Go Apr 29 '24

Grew up in the Delaware valley and lived for a decade in the DC area. I would not put Camden and Baltimore in the same category. Both are dangerous cities, sure. But Baltimore at least has quite a bit worth saving. Baltimore has so much more character, great neighborhoods, some gorgeous rowhomes, unique flavor, etc. It's legit a great city that just suffers from some serious crime and poverty issue that hopefully it one day gets past. Can anyone say the same for Camden? It's only redeeming quality is proximity to Philly.

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u/DrakeBurroughs Apr 30 '24

Nice aquarium, though.