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I'm optimistic more people will look at moving to places where they can afford to pay rent. The average income in LA is only around $70,000 for a household, bu

I'm optimistic more people will look at moving to places where they can afford to pay rent. The average income in LA is only around $70,000 for a household, but the rent keeps skyrocketing every single year. Back when I was a bit younger could still find an apartment in LA for $600, try doing that now. I very much miss the working class city of my youth. It was such a fun, funky place. While you do have tons of homeless people who have no interest in changing their situation, many are just stuck. Help people who want to relocate relocate. I'm extremely fortunate in that I make enough money where I can just up and move to practically anywhere in the United States. But if you're working class, this is near impossible. It wouldn't be a bad thing if people fled LA en mass for the next 20 years or so while housing catches up. Then in 2040 the city might have a middle class again.

seanmcdirmid 5y ago
> Back when I was a bit younger could still find an apartment in LA for $600, try doing that now. What cities in the USA could you still find an apartment for $600? Inflation has long blown past those prices. According to: https://www.rent.com/research/cheapest-rent-in-the-us/ https://www.rent.com/research/cheapest-rent-in-the-us/ The only city that comes close to $600 is Fargo ND. > While you do have tons of homeless people who have no interest in changing their situation, many are just stuck. Those are the easiest homeless cases to solve and I'm not convinced that they aren't being solved already (by public services and/or charities). > I'm extremely fortunate in that I make enough money where I can just up and move to practically anywhere in the United States. People are extremely mobile when they don't have roots (either an owned house or job or family or a kid in school that they like). It actually is pretty easy to just pick up and move. And that's what has happened throughout history (including the original Okies that moved to California during the great depression). > It wouldn't be a bad thing if people fled LA en mass for the next 20 years or so while housing catches up. Then in 2040 the city might have a middle class again. I agree, but the law of supply and demand probably means that will never happen. If people fled LA, there is enough demand from people wanting to live there that other people would move in and keep things about the same as they are now. As long the wish is "I hope LA becomes less popular so I can move there", it is simply never going to happen.

seanmcdirmid 5y ago

> Back when I was a bit younger could still find an apartment in LA for $600, try doing that now. What cities in the USA could you still find an apartment for $600? Inflation has long blown past those prices. According to: https://www.rent.com/research/cheapest-rent-in-the-us/ https://www.rent.com/research/cheapest-rent-in-the-us/ The only city that comes close to $600 is Fargo ND. > While you do have tons of homeless people who have no interest in changing their situation, many are just stuck. Those are the easiest homeless cases to solve and I'm not convinced that they aren't being solved already (by public services and/or charities). > I'm extremely fortunate in that I make enough money where I can just up and move to practically anywhere in the United States. People are extremely mobile when they don't have roots (either an owned house or job or family or a kid in school that they like). It actually is pretty easy to just pick up and move. And that's what has happened throughout history (including the original Okies that moved to California during the great depression). > It wouldn't be a bad thing if people fled LA en mass for the next 20 years or so while housing catches up. Then in 2040 the city might have a middle class again. I agree, but the law of supply and demand probably means that will never happen. If people fled LA, there is enough demand from people wanting to live there that other people would move in and keep things about the same as they are now. As long the wish is "I hope LA becomes less popular so I can move there", it is simply never going to happen.