Charlotte: World Class … Dump
Well, Charlotte sure is moving up in the world. And they are truly becoming “world class.”
You see, that’s been Charlotte’s goal for some time now. You cannot hang around any government meeting about “the future” or any Chamber of Commerce Meeting (okay, that’s a government meeting, too) without hearing the words “world class.” It’s been that way for over 20 years now. Seriously. That’s what was behind Charlotte trying to be “Charlotte, USA” (instead of Charlotte, NC). Well, according to Forbes, Charlotte has made it. They’re World Class. World Class miserable, that is.
High taxes, high commute times, and massively high crime rates helped Charlotte get 9th place on the list of “America’s Most Miserable Cities.” Maybe next year Charlotte can do better and get a higher ranking. They’re sure trying! You can bet taxes won’t go down (it’s a liberal Democrat dominated government). Schools will only get worse. Crime looks to only increase (the chief of police is primary concerned with social work, not crime or punishment).
So congratulations, Charlotte. What you reap, you shall sow. And indeed, Charlotte has.
Hat tip to Hoosier Army Mom (because the Charlotte Chamber sure isn’t going to let people know about this one).
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Detroit was pretty proud of it’s number 1 ranking (woo hoo were #1, um ya not something to be proud of) because it was on the front page of both papers and all over the evening news that night.
And people will buy into it even more and Detroit will get worse because it’s been confirmed how bad it is.
Isn’t Detroit permanently #1 on this list? I mean, I thought when they made lists like this, they just started with Detroit and measured everyone else to Detroit…
I believe for “miserable, crime infested, ugly cities”… Detroit IS the STANDARD!!! I went through once on my way to Canada, stayed on the interstate around and did not stop until the last remnants were about 10 mile behind me! I still saw some of the strangest things on that piece of interstate at 3 am…. like a pimped out pink caddy with gold instead of chrome plated grills, bezels, etc! I couldn’t get away from the Motor City fast enough!
DISCLAIMER: Oh and no reference to “Chelsea” was made in this comment!!!
Wait, are you saying Chelsea is pimping Detroit now?