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Re:How To Make Trillions Of Dollars by melling on Wednesday January 09, 2013 @12:59AM (#5030411)
Are you just making this up as you go? You're completely wrong. Getting in/out of Manhattan is painful from just about anywhere. It's usually a minimum of hour door to door. If you're working 10-12hr days, you'll pay for the easy subway commute. However, there are plenty of very successful people that do commute from NJ, CT, and Westchester.

The solution to expensive Manhattan real estate is better mass transit. Imagine getting on a train 30 miles from the island and arriving at your office 30 minutes later. What kind or a miracle would this take?

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Re:How To Make Trillions Of Dollars by michaelochurch on Wednesday January 09, 2013 @06:47AM (#5031106)
There's no doubt that the commute is hellish, but the people who can afford to buy housing in Manhattan are not working 10+ hour days. The IBD analysts and associates are bidding up rents, for sure, but price-rent ratios are ridiculous (35+ years) and they have no part in that.

The solution to expensive Manhattan real estate is better mass transit.

That would be a huge win.

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