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Re:Why I Chose New York by DanBC on Friday March 30, 2012 @01:42PM (#3777151)
> the example of a $2000 apartment which is an insane amount to pay for housing.

For cultural comparisons here's what you get in Central London for similar prices. (No adjustments for cost of living.)

(http://www.findaproperty.com/to-rent/central-london/properti...)

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Re:Why I Chose New York by tstegart on Friday March 30, 2012 @01:56PM (#3777218)
And here is what you find for apartments in small/medium town Wisconsin: http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/search/apa?query=cedarburg&#...
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Re:Why I Chose New York by velshin on Saturday March 31, 2012 @11:26AM (#3780498)
Did Google open a Milwaukee dev office?

It's irrelevant if the midwest is cheaper. The tech centers have the jobs and the higher rents. (SF, Boston, NYC, Seattle, Austin, NC)

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Re:Why I Chose New York by jrockway on Saturday March 31, 2012 @07:03PM (#3781855)
No, but they have a Madison dev office:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/madison/swe/i...

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