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Re:Silicon Valley offices less empty than other regions by lumost on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:51PM (#34179739)
Aye - I don’t think policy makers have internalized the degree to which wages have become coupled to housing costs. I strongly suspect the recent increase in interest rates may accelerate wage increases as individuals demand more salary to pay for mortgages or rent.
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Re:Silicon Valley offices less empty than other regions by notfromhere on Thursday December 29, 2022 @11:56PM (#34181956)
I don't think there's been a year where wage growth has actually outpaced cost of living.

Interest wage increases are going to decrease wage increases by softening the labor market

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Re:Silicon Valley offices less empty than other regions by lumost on Sunday January 01, 2023 @10:09AM (#34206825)
At some point, you either get a recession/depression where prices reset - or wage growth must match cost of living increases. People can’t allocate greater than 100% of income to cost of living indefinitely.
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