Originally Posted by
Meme In Command
"Why don't people buy a cheap home in Missouri and just drive to their high paying job in New York? Are they stupid?"
Edit: Also, your black Friday stat is misleading. These days "black Friday" sales start as early as late September. Foot traffic the day of has stayed pretty flat. The only thing that has gone up consistently is % of shoppers opting to buy online which is bad for retail and local businesses.
Black Friday headline came from something like CBS News. Guess they really wanted to highlight how great Friday was? Kinda thought they were in the doom and gloom market these days?
Drive to NYC? Wonder if all those NYC commuters ever did a cost analysis of what they spend vs. make and if they could be financially better off in a cheaper place with the same job. Along with that, the two hr commutes each way to have that oh so desirable job in NYC!
News Flash, NYC, SFO, LA have always been considered outrageously expensive. Do some research: This “affordability thread drift” has been talked about for more than 40 yrs. Same headline, different generation. That goes for every “end of Democracy, immigration, trade agreement or national debt” narrative. Same story administration after administration.
Affordability is a byproduct of where one choses to live… why is gas in CA so expensive? Is it “ oh no everything is more expensive?” Or the fact that CA is run by idiots and the cost of gas is higher because of it.? Portland created zoning restrictions some 3 decades ago. Created a pretty bad “housing crisis” when everyone wanted to live there years later.