Pittsburgh is an unbelievable mess. I live here. What’s worse is that the average dumbass on the street keeps re-electing the morons who created & perpetuated this mess. It’s so frustrating that some days I just can’t take it anymore.
Yes, piggery is a very cool word :-)
The only upside is that it keeps getting smaller. (Former resident of the City who escaped to the suburbs 35 years ago.)
I still love the place. Its a beautiful city with great people (mostly in the suburbs) it's still a great place to visit, but politics inside the city limits is totally controlled by the city employee unions and welfare queens sucking matching Federal grants.
When the hammer comes down, which it will soon, it won't be pretty. But Pittsburgh isn't alone in that dilemma. It will be ugly everywhere. It is far from unique and probably not as bad as most other cities.