How did we create a society where we can’t afford to live in our own country?

Re:How did we create a society where we can’t afford to live... by cr1895 on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @06:24AM (#15548896)

>This, my friends,is a prime example of coastal elitism. Does derefr really think that there are no jobs in the capital city of Kansas that pay enough to afford a house under 100k? Not a single job?

Derefr didn't imply that in the slightest, and it's rather uncharitable of you to point it out as "coastal elitism."

The question asked was, "but what do jobs in Topeka pay, and how many of them are there?," which to me sounds quite a reasonable question.

So that's why I downvoted you.

And you didn't actually contribute anything of value with that comment; of course 100k jobs exist outside of California.

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Re:How did we create a society where we can’t afford to live... by mikeash on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @06:41AM (#15548963)

It’s obviously a rhetorical question, attempting to make the point that there are no good jobs to be bad there.

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Re:How did we create a society where we can’t afford to live... by deadmetheny on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @12:56PM (#15551784)

The lede of:

>"Affordable housing" implies that there is a job at the destination that can pay a wage that can pay the mortgage

seems to imply disbelief that people can live well outside major cities. I'd prefer to be charitable, as the GP has stated elsewhere that they are not American and didn't know, but I've seen that line of thought here enough to understand why the parent could get defensive.

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