Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities

Re:Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities by kspaans on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @07:57AM (#11296593)

Or maybe that Canadians are willing to work for less? (I remember reading an article that auto manufacturers charge more for the same cars in Canada simply because Canadians will pay more.)

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Re:Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities by justinhj on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @11:31AM (#11298087)

Local salaries are driven by supply and demand. Tech workers in Vancouver are paid very well compared to other workers in the city. If all tech workers suddenly demanded 20% raises I guess it would happen, but at lowered profit margin for the employers who may end up relocating.

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Re:Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities by zeemonkee3 on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @08:30AM (#11296735)

Good point. Perhaps Americans are better negotiators, and haggling over price/salary "isn't done" in Canada (I know nothing about Canadian culture, but fascinated about the possible effects of culture on an economy).

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Re:Millennials Flee Vancouver for More Affordable Cities by mywittyname on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @10:09AM (#11297391)

This isn't done in America very much either. We have a white list of things that are appropriate to haggle price on (cars, houses, things on craigslist), but everything else is basically, "wait for sales."

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