Vancouver has a lt of extreme wealth and extreme poverty..
The middle class is shrinking.
Odd thing is...I don't mind if outsiders run down Vancouver & especailly the Ruling Elite that runs our city. Those people need a good swift kick in the head & a boot in the ass. Actually I wouldn't mind if the New York Times ran an expose so our leaders would clean up their act & do something about it. I think the last time they did on money laundering the guv finally smarten ed up & launched a probe.
There is a lot of money in this city but it isn't being spent properly. There's much greed here propping up a corrupt elite. We have a concentration of mansions in one part of the city and then a hole on the Downtown Eastside which ironically the government pumps 1 billion a year.
So simple to clean up that area. Simply close down the hotels and relocatE the people there to drug and alcohol facilities throughout the province with their needs taken care of. Housing & 3 square meals a day. Then dont allow them to move back in. Make that area shops and offices only. It's essentially prime real estate. And the main part is only 6 blocks. I don't know why the can't clean it up. What's wrong with our leaders?!
ItD cost a pretty penny but it'd be worth it. It's dragging our city down and has become this major eyesore.
Sometimes ya have to pay a price if ya want yer city back. I figger if they shoveled money inta the pockets of a corrupt elite they should do it for others