Birth Rates Dropped Most in U.S. Counties Where Home Prices Grew Most

Re:Birth Rates Dropped Most in U.S. Counties Where Home Pric... by 0x445442 on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @11:00AM (#17293861)

Especially with the type of technical work that's so predominate on the west coast.

A lot of that work could be moved to cheaper interior parts of the country.

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Re:Birth Rates Dropped Most in U.S. Counties Where Home Pric... by vkou on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @11:27AM (#17294179)

Yet for some reason tech giants insist on building more opulent, centralized megaoffices in unaffordable areas. Perhaps it is because they do not bear the brunt of these costs.

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Re:Birth Rates Dropped Most in U.S. Counties Where Home Pric... by nradov on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @01:56PM (#17295949)

One reason is that the executives who make the decisions on office locations can easily afford to live nearby. And most of them prefer to live in fashionable areas.

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