$1B for 20,000 Bay Area homes

Re:$1B for 20,000 Bay Area homes by driverdan on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @04:29PM (#20218048)

I want to downvote you for your ridiculous show of privilege in that statement but won't since that's not what downvotes are for. $12,000 a year is a lot of money, especially when added up over time. The US median income is just over $61,000, meaning "only" $12,000 represents 20%. That's just crazy to consider that a small amount.

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Re:$1B for 20,000 Bay Area homes by gusmd on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @08:02PM (#20219682)

I think you missed the point. The point is that compensation in the Bay is much much more than $12k/year higher than other low-COL cities, and therefore the trade-off is worth it.

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