The most surprising thing was East Austin city is
growing and has their unique history and background. When I interviewed people
about how they think of east Austin, people only said that east Austin is a dangerous
city where low income people and family live. However, after I read the
articles, I learned that east Austin is the fastest growing cities in the US
and the area is now undergoing the rapid gentrification and economic changes. House
market increases and people do investments. People who live in the east Austin
and having a financial difficulty are suffering from the economic changes and
the rise of poverty tax in the city. They are also worrying about their health
because the growing industry pollutes the community. I could also learn that
how east Austin people lived in the past days, and economic, education issues
in east Austin.
I think that the rising taxes and pricing due to gentrification is one of the most shocking and challenging issues that these people are dealing with. Espacially because it hits so close to home. My mother's mortagage went up this year by a couple of dollars because of rising property taxes. Around the are, exactly 5 minutes away from home, they are about to build a children's hospital, and right after we found out about this, our house payment goes up. My mother. working at a min. wage job can still afford to pay for her house, but even those little raises in prices are felt in our family. I can just imagine how it feels for the people in East Austin with not just a single new building being built, but dozens of them!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, I was really surprised to see the statistics of how fast Austin is growing and how seriously its affecting East Austin residents. Theres so much history there that I feel like no one really knows about!
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