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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by pc86 on Monday September 25, 2023 @08:31AM (#37642673)
A house in Omaha doesn't help someone living in NY, so saying there are plenty of houses but they're just in the wrong place is so wildly wrong I have to think it's intentionally so just to score cheap political points.
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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by trident5000 on Monday September 25, 2023 @09:57AM (#37643890)
Imagine thinking where you want to live is more important than physics.
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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by kuchenbecker on Monday September 25, 2023 @10:52AM (#37644808)
I'm going to positively interpret your comment and respond anyway.

Instead of moving away people move further into the suburbs and commute so they can arbitrage the higher pay of the urban area with the lower cost of living.

We have a term for this, its called suburban sprawl.

The number of jobs in low cost of living areas can't support the cities, and lack of housing leads to folks moving just far enough away to make the math work.

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