The Progressive Guide to Moving to a New City

Move to thriving commercial city.
Get academic position at a college, preferably in social sciences.
Join community movement to stop rezoning of abandoned land into apartment buildings and maintain it as a homeless tent-city.
When lack of development leads to high rent prices, protest the injustice of rising rents by joining a movement for rent control.
When development slows and building conditions suffer from rent control, join a movement for government-financed low-income housing and stricter building maintenance regulations.
When development stops completely, join a city-wide movement to raise the minimum wage so everyone can afford skyrocketing cost of living.
When companies begin to leave because of lack of affordable labor and unemployment rises, join a movement for the city to finance more public services.
When cities struggle to afford new public services, participate in a statewide movement to raise the corporate tax rate to finance public service.
When the remaining businesses leave and city goes bankrupt, move to new thriving commercial city in another state and repeat steps one through 8.

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