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QuirtEvans
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posted 26 April 2020 11:36 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com...g-lines-coronavirus/
 
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posted 27 April 2020 12:11 AMHide Post
It reminds me of the stories told to me by someone that grew up in communist Poland... Lines, or black market to get anything.


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posted 27 April 2020 02:59 AMHide Post
It will be interesting to see if the virus reverses the trend to moving back in to the cities.

I think it will.


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posted 27 April 2020 06:04 AMHide Post
I don’t think so. Young people drive that trend and they aren’t likely to be as affected as us old geezers. They feel pretty bullet proof (correctly, for the most part) and the economic and social opportunities the city offers aren’t likely to be diminished once this is behind us.


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posted 27 April 2020 07:17 AMHide Post
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Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
https://www.washingtonpost.com...g-lines-coronavirus/


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