> The only thing new I learned from this article is a rough estimate of how much higher an ex-Californian's budget is on average, which was novel but hardly surprising.
My story related to this: Californians (and other comparatively rich people) moved to Dallas, TX in droves and outpriced an already saturated housing market. This was happening far before COVID but I think it was really mostly talked about in the circles of state to state income inequality which is largely ignored. When you have loans like the FHA or VA loan this means while you may be qualified for a loan, you'll never actually get a house near where you work in big cities. Instead, you're forced to buy in towns that are increasingly far away from these cities.
As someone who has been through this nightmare I don't think "Single Family Zoning is bad, but only a few places have been enlightened enough to limit or ban it" is the right conclusion or even near it. Generally speaking, remote work can help alleviate this problem because then you remove the problem that I experienced which is that I was driving 2.5 hours to and from work every day.
Some other things that I've read is that these people also destabilize the cost of goods in enough quantity. The outcome is that communities that have seen decades of development will soon price out the resident who paid for its development in taxes only to reward people who are taking advantage of inequality.
> The outcome is that communities that have seen decades of development will soon price out the resident who paid for its development in taxes only to reward people who are taking advantage of inequality.
Sounds like the plight of poor people from developing/poor nations who have to contend with people from developed/rich nations.
Nothing. Might makes right is the way nature works. People that harvest cocoa in Africa can't afford to eat chocolate. It's the same situation between rich/poor in the US.
My story related to this: Californians (and other comparatively rich people) moved to Dallas, TX in droves and outpriced an already saturated housing market. This was happening far before COVID but I think it was really mostly talked about in the circles of state to state income inequality which is largely ignored. When you have loans like the FHA or VA loan this means while you may be qualified for a loan, you'll never actually get a house near where you work in big cities. Instead, you're forced to buy in towns that are increasingly far away from these cities.
As someone who has been through this nightmare I don't think "Single Family Zoning is bad, but only a few places have been enlightened enough to limit or ban it" is the right conclusion or even near it. Generally speaking, remote work can help alleviate this problem because then you remove the problem that I experienced which is that I was driving 2.5 hours to and from work every day.
Some other things that I've read is that these people also destabilize the cost of goods in enough quantity. The outcome is that communities that have seen decades of development will soon price out the resident who paid for its development in taxes only to reward people who are taking advantage of inequality.