City Residents Protest Against Rich Google Employees

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    Some people in San Fransisco blocked a bus carrying Google employees in protest over rich employees increasing the costs of living in their city. A sign posted by a light controller read "Google Scum."

    According to the story, some people are being evicted from their apartments/homes to make way for rich Google and other technology employees, which is referred to as gentrification (affluent people pushing the less affluent out of a community).

    Is the domination of Google and a few other select technology corporations finally starting to be felt by everyday citizens?

    http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/09/us-google-protest-idUSBRE9B818J20131209?feedType=RSS
     
    tornado!, Dec 10, 2013 IP
  2. Serverty

    Serverty Active Member

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    Interesting. Thats gotta suck that the prices are inflating.
     
    Serverty, Dec 10, 2013 IP
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    averyz Well-Known Member

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    "bus was blocked in San Francisco's Mission district"

    If I was in the Mission district I would hope to get evicted, that place is a cess pool.
     
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