The grass in some public parks sways knee high. Disgruntled subway workers have slowed service to a crawl. Fire has rendered the city’s largest airport crammed and chaotic. The arrests of public officials pile up, revealing mob infiltration of the city government.
It all adds up to what Romans call “degrado” — the degradation of services, buildings and their standard of living — and the general sense that their ancient city, even more than usual, is falling apart.
Affluenza in the Extreme
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FEEDMeet a mega-rich couple. This is Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake.
Yes, Fake. They created and sold one of the consummate web 2.0 companies,
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