Deep Sense Dept: Housing costs in Vancouver are much higher in terms of people's average income than in smaller cities like Halifax or Calgary, according to Calgary Herald. Ask a Londoner England how they feel about their mortgage and the response is likely to be "terrified." I question the findings of The Economist Intelligence Unit in ranking Vancouver at the top of the world's most livable cities list. Yes, it is physically beautiful, and has a high quality of life, in many senses. But however flattering, surveys should balance harsher realities. Huge mortgages trigger a deep sense of economic and social vulnerability. As
reported in the news.
@t economist intelligence unit, social vulnerability
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