> I doubt the upper class consciously tries to keep the lower classes stuck in poverty.
When I look at single family zoning I don't believe what you said one bit. A lot of people think it is their right to keep people out of locations where "all the jobs" are.
The fact that jobs concentrate in the bay area is just as much part of urban planning as preventing people from moving there. If people truly wanted to stop people from moving to their location all they would have to do is say no to commercial real estate but that is not what they do.
From the perspective of people living there its probably more about keeping trouble away from them and their families, than keeping other people in poverty.
When I look at single family zoning I don't believe what you said one bit. A lot of people think it is their right to keep people out of locations where "all the jobs" are.
The fact that jobs concentrate in the bay area is just as much part of urban planning as preventing people from moving there. If people truly wanted to stop people from moving to their location all they would have to do is say no to commercial real estate but that is not what they do.