All large welfare oriented cities are doomed to eventually fail. Look at NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, etc. The elected democratic city governments are corrupt. The crime rates are outrageous. They don't want you to defend yourself. They also have the most restrictive gun laws and suffer high crime and murder rates. The FBI crime stats prove it. We are growing a culture of setting lower standards for everyone. When criminals aren't afraid to go to prison or jail because they can look