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But earning couple of times less lol? ) I don't think anyone at all wants live in a place where most people earn a lot less than themselves.

gmadsen 5y ago
maybe in extremes. like 100:1, but 2:1, 3:1 doesn't seem that bad... honestly better for social cohesion
- ghaff 5y ago
  I can pretty much guarantee that in the semi-rural town where I live, there are households that are probably down around median US income (~$50K) and households making hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.
  - Loughla 5y ago
    In my rural area, I was one of the rich people in our area (combined dual income from my spouse and I of around 80-90k/year). People used to give me shit for being Richie Rich (all in good fun). The income level around here hovers around 100-150% of the standard federal poverty level. Generally, most people are lower income, with some people making 100k plus. But, everyone sort of lives the same life; we hang out in the same places, our kids go to the same schools, that sort of thing. Then real wealth started moving in to buy property as investments. Now we have people who have gates and armed guards. They have private police to scare the locals. They harass school board members for access to school vouchers for the private schools they are starting so their kids don't have to attend the public schools. It's different around here now. It's a lot less 'community' and all it took was about a half dozen really wealthy folks to upset the apple cart. Nobody jokes about money anymore in any context, and people seem to be a lot less happy than they used to be just in general.
mantas 5y ago
Nah. A lot of people care about trashiness and culture much more. And boy that does not correlate with bank account.
jessaustin 5y ago
It seems really weird not to have neighbors with different incomes. There would have to be really over-the-top HOAs and zoning to arrange such a situation.
michaelt 5y ago
Eh, I imagine this matters a lot more at the lower income levels, due to marginal utility. If you're living in a trailer park because that's all you can afford, if you treble your income there's a good chance you'd move out right away. On the other hand, if you own two $150,000 Lamborghinis and a guy moves in next door with only a single $100,000 Ferrari, are you going to be moving out because the neighbourhood is going down hill? Probably not.

gmadsen 5y ago

maybe in extremes. like 100:1, but 2:1, 3:1 doesn't seem that bad... honestly better for social cohesion

ghaff 5y ago
I can pretty much guarantee that in the semi-rural town where I live, there are households that are probably down around median US income (~$50K) and households making hundreds of thousands of dollars or more.
- Loughla 5y ago
  In my rural area, I was one of the rich people in our area (combined dual income from my spouse and I of around 80-90k/year). People used to give me shit for being Richie Rich (all in good fun). The income level around here hovers around 100-150% of the standard federal poverty level. Generally, most people are lower income, with some people making 100k plus. But, everyone sort of lives the same life; we hang out in the same places, our kids go to the same schools, that sort of thing. Then real wealth started moving in to buy property as investments. Now we have people who have gates and armed guards. They have private police to scare the locals. They harass school board members for access to school vouchers for the private schools they are starting so their kids don't have to attend the public schools. It's different around here now. It's a lot less 'community' and all it took was about a half dozen really wealthy folks to upset the apple cart. Nobody jokes about money anymore in any context, and people seem to be a lot less happy than they used to be just in general.

mantas 5y ago

Nah. A lot of people care about trashiness and culture much more. And boy that does not correlate with bank account.

jessaustin 5y ago

It seems really weird not to have neighbors with different incomes. There would have to be really over-the-top HOAs and zoning to arrange such a situation.

michaelt 5y ago

Eh, I imagine this matters a lot more at the lower income levels, due to marginal utility. If you're living in a trailer park because that's all you can afford, if you treble your income there's a good chance you'd move out right away. On the other hand, if you own two $150,000 Lamborghinis and a guy moves in next door with only a single $100,000 Ferrari, are you going to be moving out because the neighbourhood is going down hill? Probably not.