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Is racism holding Cleveland back?

Saturday my fiance and I were driving to dinner with a married couple I know through work. About a year ago they moved to Cleveland from Brooklyn, NY. For the purpose of this post I must mention that they are a interracial couple (as is the relationship I’m in). Both very successful professionals. I asked them what they thought of Cleveland after a year and the first thing they said was:

“Cleveland is one of the most racist cities we’ve ever been in.”

What was wild was that while my Fiance and I share the same opinion we have never made mention of it to this couple. I’ve been thinking a lot about that comment and now wonder if it isn’t really racism that is keeping Cleveland in the gutter.

The more you think about how Cleveland works the more it makes sense. It is a dirty little secret that we seem to be trying to keep a secret.

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Hello

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wonder what a similar poll in ohio would show?

A fair question considering our high tax rates and the fact that a county like Cuyahoga would pass a sales tax increase without a vote (because polls show voters vote against tax increases) to fund a questionable project like the Med Mart.

“While 81 percent of voters do not plan on leaving New York, seven percent would love to leave tomorrow,” Greenberg said.  “If seven percent of New Yorkers left the state, it would be an exodus of well over one million people, with nearly two million more threatening to leave if conditions in the state do not improve.

Siena New York Poll: Circuit Breaker & Gas Tax Cut Top Property Tax Cap

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