Demise of the suburbs

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Some people find suburban life pleasant. Many people my age have known no other way of life since they were born. Personally, I think of it in terms of C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce, in which the inhabitants of Hell continually expand the place by moving farther and farther away from one another.

Today’s Washington Post includes a story on Section 8 low-income housing vouchers being used to rent suburban dwellings. The piece is sure to get a few letters to the editor because the reporter seems to have found a Section 8 renter who fits nearly every unflattering stereotype imaginable. A sample:

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