what economy?
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6/10/2007
the last fella is spot on with his comments of asheville being the land of social divide. that said, the economy is terrible too.. try finding the middle class here. it's non existant. the houses are the most expensive in the state while having the highest cost of living and very few job oportunities outside of healthcare and raping the land, oops i mean development... the developers are destroying the place faster than the "locals" can be paid off.. like the development just north where they literally dynamited the top of the mountain off so they could put in a private airstrip for a million dollar housing community.. (think south florida in the 80's with a southern accent). in just a few more years the "views" will be of nothing but all the other mountains covered with houses also... as if this isn't enough, look up the crime data, it speeks for itself... look, it's a great place to visit, or better yet, visit cullowhee or dillsboro or cahsiers or highlands or any of the other more rural areas that have controled growth and drive in for the day, but you don't want to live here.
halfback | Fairview, NC