When I was a kid the wonder of going up to the top of the Space Needle was a core memory, a memory I still hold dear to my heart. I want my kids to have the same experience but with the cost for just my family being over $200 it is less a right of passage for every Seattleite and now a luxury experience reserved for the rich and well off. No longer is it a symbol of the future and the prosperity that that future would bring but a symbol of inequality that persists so deeply in our city. The Needle was meant for us all, but sadly not all will stand atop and be able to wonder how far their dreams will take them. A testament to our city has been twisted to cater to the rich and provide hopelessness to those who will never be able to shoulder the cost of a simple elevator ride. It saddens me that this is a perfect allegory of America. To the owners of the Space Needle and the City of Seattle, you can do better. The city deserves better. Every child should experience this wonder not just the ones who are lucky enough to have been born into a family that can afford it. Do Better.
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