Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals

Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by Cumpiler69 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @06:19AM (#42327060)

Is housing Brussels city center actually affordable like you claim? Why do I feel like you're living in a bubble?

I have friends who left Brussels city and moved out to avoid the high housing CoL, crime and drunk/homeless/junkies.

I feel like you're overselling it.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by DanielHB on Thursday December 05, 2024 @06:53AM (#42327276)

European cities have suburbs as well. In fact most people live in them, not in the city center. They are just VERY different from US ones.

Mostly 4-6 story tall buildings clustered around a major transportation hub like a metro or train station (which also hosts shops, restaurants and groceries), with row-homes or single-home detached houses farther away.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by Cumpiler69 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @10:01AM (#42328857)

>European cities have suburbs as well. In fact most people live in them, not in the city center.

You happen to have a source for this? This is definitely not the case in many place I lived.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by scrollaway on Thursday December 05, 2024 @08:05AM (#42327832)

I live at the heart of Brussels, 2BR, 1250 eur a month. It’s not the cheapest of the city but it’s also not the most expensive; in fact the most expensive side of the city is one of its suburbs.

And living in the suburbs here doesn’t mean you have to use your car to buy milk, unlike the US. Stuff is still walking distance there.

Cost of life is average. Belgium is actually pretty great for that. It’s just the weather that’s shit.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by Cumpiler69 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @09:27AM (#42328516)

>I live at the heart of Brussels, 2BR, 1250 eur a month

Current market price or grandfathered contract?

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by throwaway2037 on Thursday December 05, 2024 @12:01PM (#42330036)

Wow, center of Brussels for 1250 EUR is a steal.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by justinclift on Thursday December 05, 2024 @06:38AM (#42327174)

Maybe the high housing CoL is a change in recent years compared to the time period before that?

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