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woo me with science

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22. Revolting, obscene, unconscionable.

Reply to cali (Original post)

Sat Nov 29, 2014, 05:43 PM

Nov 2014

Symbols of predation, theft and greed, metastasizing right past the monuments of the great cities we once had at least some reason to think of as our own.

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Meet the house that inequality built: 432 Park Avenue [View all] cali Nov 2014 OP

For people that have that kind of money, SheilaT Nov 2014 #1

I have been in a lot of buildings like this Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2014 #7

Interesting - Tonight's Bill Moyers show was on these residential towers putting Central Park progree Nov 2014 #2

How New Skyscrapers Are Forever Changing Central Park progree Nov 2014 #3

Recommend the Moyers Show...goes well with Fortune Article... KoKo Nov 2014 #19

Ironically, it was Jackie Onassis who stalled development there for years, as soon as she bettyellen Nov 2014 #21

"This will be a city only for rich people" dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #12

What an ugly piece of shit! DeSwiss Nov 2014 #4

a tad bit pricey, I must say Douglas Carpenter Nov 2014 #5

yeah, that's a great paragraph. glad you posted it. cali Nov 2014 #6

You nailed it, thanks CanonRay Nov 2014 #10

All we need is plague and widespread illiteracy. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #13

How about Ebola and Texas schoolbooks? CanonRay Nov 2014 #16

Yep. Plus the "teaching to the test" focus on education. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #18

Obviously, money doesnt' equal class. FLPanhandle Nov 2014 #8

If yhey are so rich olddots Nov 2014 #9

Gilded Age 2.0, here we are.... steve2470 Nov 2014 #11

Speaking of... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #14

excellent quote, thank you ! nt steve2470 Nov 2014 #17

Weird building greytdemocrat Nov 2014 #15

IF I had that kind of money, I'd much rather be living in a house on the coast somewhere. jillan Nov 2014 #20

Revolting, obscene, unconscionable. woo me with science Nov 2014 #22

I'd want to stay as far away from there as possible - hedgehog Nov 2014 #23

Well, someone is trying to compensate AwakeAtLast Nov 2014 #24