1. I don’t know how familiar you are with Suburban America, but it’s far from simply a place for affluent people. You do know people escape places like NYC because of the high cost of living right? What do you think an apartment in your average safe neighborhood in NYC vs. the average safe Jersey Suburb costs? And what kind of amenities do you think you get for that price? Now stretch that comparison to other suburbs of smaller cities and it’s a stark difference. Your description of the affluent suburbanite vs. the poor city dweller is reductive and untrue. Living in desirable American cities is very expensive. In actuality many people leave cities they love, because to have a similar lifestyle as they would in the cheaper suburbs would require them to be inordinately well off.
2. You can complain all you want but we live in a democracy. Your idea of “fairness” and “paying your share” would have to be voted on. And the populous would have to agree with your view of the world. Good luck with that.
3. Your view of a disjointed America where people are city folk or suburbanites is not how the country operates. People move about freely. You may live in the city and vacation “upstate” for a break. Or live in a suburb and commute into a city for work, paying city taxes, etc. It isn’t as disjointed as you presume.
2. You can complain all you want but we live in a democracy. Your idea of “fairness” and “paying your share” would have to be voted on. And the populous would have to agree with your view of the world. Good luck with that.
3. Your view of a disjointed America where people are city folk or suburbanites is not how the country operates. People move about freely. You may live in the city and vacation “upstate” for a break. Or live in a suburb and commute into a city for work, paying city taxes, etc. It isn’t as disjointed as you presume.