Originally Posted by
waflyboy
How did the media pick up on the notion that commuters chose to live out of base to save money? I've never heard any commuter claim that reason, myself included.
Are you kidding? In what world do you live that moving from wherever you lived before you got this job to a hub city would save you money?
In fact, to save money is the
only reason for commuting. Its why people
drive 4 hours each way for a NYC job. You can not afford the lifestyle in Manhattan that you can 2, 3, or 4 hours outside of town.
Likewise, the affordability of an apartment in BOS, EWR, PHL, DCA, MIA, ORD, LAX, etc, etc, is incomparable to your parent's basement, no matter where it is.
Bottom line, there are a lot of regional FO jobs in places a regional FO's wages won't do the trick.