Re:“Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain?
by kortilla on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:16AM
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> No, it's not.
Yes, it is. The norm in cities in the US until very recently was that you could get a middle class job, buy a small home, raise a family, etc. This phenomenon of only being able to lick the boots of the homeowners near the good jobs is relative new.
> able to afford a home in Beverley Hills
We’re talking about the entire Bay Area, not a specific suburb. Anywhere within an hour commute of Google HQ is like this.
> Should you be able to afford a home in San Francisco itself? 40 years ago that was the norm.
Yes. It was the norm. Then the nimby dickheads stepped in and pulled up the ladder behind them by blocking everything they could and pushed through a very favorable proposition to existing homeowners (prop 13).
Your opinion might be that it’s fine to block out an entire generation from the bay and rent seek. I personally think that’s a shitty drag on society propped up by government created housing scarcity.
Yes, it is. The norm in cities in the US until very recently was that you could get a middle class job, buy a small home, raise a family, etc. This phenomenon of only being able to lick the boots of the homeowners near the good jobs is relative new.
> able to afford a home in Beverley Hills
We’re talking about the entire Bay Area, not a specific suburb. Anywhere within an hour commute of Google HQ is like this.
> Should you be able to afford a home in San Francisco itself? 40 years ago that was the norm.
Yes. It was the norm. Then the nimby dickheads stepped in and pulled up the ladder behind them by blocking everything they could and pushed through a very favorable proposition to existing homeowners (prop 13).
Your opinion might be that it’s fine to block out an entire generation from the bay and rent seek. I personally think that’s a shitty drag on society propped up by government created housing scarcity.