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Re:If pay had kept pace with productivity gains, minimum wag... by pydry on Saturday October 10, 2020 @01:19PM (#24740371)
I wasn't putting the whole blame on it. I was citing it as one example.

And, Boston, NY, etc. rents are NOT as high as San Fran.

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Re:If pay had kept pace with productivity gains, minimum wag... by SamReidHughes on Saturday October 10, 2020 @06:14PM (#24742259)
San Fran also has rent control, good weather, and high income jobs.

But while Prop 13 also affects politics around new construction, it's a far reach to use its long term effects on voter behavior to associate general concepts of lower taxes and less regulation with higher rents or lower wages.

Notably, it's a law that taxes people unequally.

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