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Re:Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley by JumpCrisscross on Thursday August 30, 2018 @08:22AM (#17876075)
> * ludicrous real estate cost is a larger factor than this article implies*

California's housing problem, particularly the Bay Area's, is a symptom of its political dysfunction. The Bay Area's elite consistently optimize for the short term.

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Re:Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley by api on Thursday August 30, 2018 @08:27AM (#17876106)
The housing policy of the entire state seems geared toward boomers who bought property here in the 60s-90s cashing out on the backs of the young and newcomers.
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Re:Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley by jessaustin on Thursday August 30, 2018 @12:22PM (#17877949)
"Elite" doesn't overlap much with "young and newcomers".
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Re:Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley by wolco on Thursday August 30, 2018 @08:35AM (#17876157)
In fairness that group is highly represented in the likely to vote block.
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