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except displacement of poverty and displacement of poor people are not precisely the same thing

That's correct. That's why I said it would be more accurate to say displacement of "poor people" as that's what was said in the link:

Analysts attributed the decline to an exodus of low-income D.C. residents to the Washington suburbs, particularly Prince George's County, as many were unable to afford the skyrocketing cost of living in the District. "We're seeing more gentrification," said Daraius Irani, an economist at Towson University. "The population has shifted. There's been an outward migration.

In Fairfax, it doesn't seem likely that the increase in food stamps is caused by people who already live there becoming poor. At 4.5%, Fairfax's unemployment rate is exceedingly low and the economy remains one of the strongest in the country.

by Falls Church on Nov 18, 2011 11:59 am • link • report

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