Cities Quote by George Steiner

Death, disease, and divorce affect wealthy suburbs as well as the inner city.

— Michael J. Knowles

It’s easier to accumulate wealth if you don’t live in a high-status neighborhood.

— Thomas J. Stanley

Middle-class parents are paying more and people from lower incomes have slightly higher debts than they did 15 years ago, ... That's about it.

— Usher

Ironically, for the mega-rich, recession brings with it the ability to live well at a lower cost and with less of a hassle.

— Jamie Johnson

Moderately priced homes might draw working families in a metro area. And having rising incomes at the top might price lower-income families out.

— Annie Lowrey

The mobile middle class gravitates to the cities where housing is affordable.

— Virginia Postrel

The bad news in our most cosmopolitan and vibrant cities is that many middle-class people can no longer afford to live in 'middle-class' school…

— Sandra Tsing Loh

Income is now more concentrated in the hands of the rich. Those well-off households tend to save and invest higher proportions of their earnings…

— Annie Lowrey

I do not believe in widening the income gap between rich and poor, and my life's work in the inner city of Detroit demonstrates…

— Clark Durant

In my view, suburbia in general has very poor prospects. I think it will only become devalued and probably more dangerous. It's chief characteristic…

— James Howard Kunstler

Poor families are living above their means, in apartments they cannot afford. The thing is, those apartments are already at the bottom of the…

— Matthew Desmond

The middle income families in America have been crushed over the last four years,

— Mitt Romney