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Re:Project Exodus: What’s behind the dream of colonizing Mars? by 7Figures2Commas on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:44PM (#9602045)
tl;dr

What's behind the dream of colonizing Mars? Insane real estate prices on earth.

Re:Project Exodus: What’s behind the dream of colonizing Mars? by NovaS1X on Monday May 25, 2015 @06:52PM (#9602069)
Living in Vancouver, BC, I can totally see this being an economically viable option.
Re:Project Exodus: What’s behind the dream of colonizing Mars? by tjradcliffe on Monday May 25, 2015 @08:19PM (#9602304)
Living on Mars would be like having Vancouver's costs and Toronto's weather, so I'm not sure I see the advantage.