Urban Luxurious Settlement

The urban city does not only constitute slum settlements but offers exclusive settlements as well. The urban life results in the formation of elite, plush communities.  Urban livelihood offers settlement for both the lesser fortunate and the wealthy groups who reside in the city.

Luxurious, elitist communities are characterized by opulent houses, built on expensive, overpriced land where several vehicles are owned by persons with permanent high paying jobs; who can afford the finer things that life has to offer. The lifestyle of the wealthy reflects urban livelihood from a different perspective. In Trinidad and Tobago the different perspectives of urban livelihood are discernibly evident when referring to urban settlements. Whilst urban slum settlement was discussed in the previous blog, the photo below depicts urban settlement at its best.

The photo above best represents ‘high class’ urban settlements. It exhibits what is known as ‘One Woodbrook Place.’  The apartments give breath taking views of the South/ West coastline. There are Large Master Bedrooms, wrap around balconies, high quality kitchens and amenities such as gyms, pools, Jacuzzi and tennis courts all on extravagantly landscaped grounds with courtyards and fountains. These apartments are rented for $24 000.00 per month (TT dollar).

http://www.realspacestt.com/listing/one-woodbrook-place-apartment-for-rent/

In my opinion Karl Marx’s ‘Law of Poverty’ is evident in society today. Capitalists’ main aim is to increase profits. They maximize profit by reducing wages of the poor marginalized groups in society. No matter how hard some persons work they will continue to live a life of poverty. In this scenario the poor keeps getting poorer and the rich keeps getting richer. In my view all occupations are equally important and people should be rewarded for their labor and toil as such. In that way every one would be able to afford the best that life has to offer.