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working people; working-class folk (The majority of residents were British working-class folk whose first priority was keeping taxes down. For more than a dozen years, the municipality refused to issue debentures to finance improvements. (Harold Kalman, Exploring Vancouver) ART Vancouver); working-class people (Depends on your definition of worse. Crime and social disorder was worse in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Biggest differences are especially outside of downtown. Working-class people could afford to live here though. Sense of community is destroyed and lots of people would be homeless if it weren't for the few co-ops and subsidized housing left in the city. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
