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I'm sympathetic because the wealth inequality Silicon Valley is extremely vast, and these people are on the losing end of the inequity. But truthfully, about h
by pfarnsworth 9y ago
I'm sympathetic because the wealth inequality Silicon Valley is extremely vast, and these people are on the losing end of the inequity. But truthfully, about half of the people in the article made bad decisions in simply moving to the Bay Area in the last few years, even though it's one of the most expensive areas in the world.
That said, if you are determined to live here when you don't make a lot of money, living living in an RV makes a lot more sense than paying ridiculous rent. Their rent is almost nil, and they get to save money based on a higher wage than they would get in other areas of the country.
- hkmurakami 9y agoWell on one hand we tell people that they were unwise for moving to an expensive area. On the other hand we tell people in areas where jobs are disappearing that it's their fault for not being willing to move out of their hometown and move to an area with job growth. Heads they win, tails you lose? (long term I would think that access to education will be the solution to this, and yet I also know that if everyone in the rust belt were reeducated with some great skill set, we still wouldn't have enough jobs for them at the pay they would expect)
- SwellJoe 9y agoCalifornia, in general, has seen massive housing price increases. A lot of them came from other expensive places, and it sounds like often they came for a specific job or opportunity or need (medical care is a recurring theme). I find it sort of horrific that folks are having to make decisions like, "Do I get good health care and live in a van or do I live in an apartment I can afford?" I still can't get over the guy who was on a transplant list but was removed from the list because he lived in a box truck. There's something sick about a society that lets that happen, but I don't know what the cure is.