There's pressure from cities and states since the economy is heavily dependent on consumer spending. Given that big business (rightly or wrongly) partners with

There's pressure from cities and states since the economy is heavily dependent on consumer spending. Given that big business (rightly or wrongly) partners with government on policy frequently, this is not surprising. The days of being able to live on a mountain or in the woods while drawing an SV (or finance for NYC) salary were numbered for the vast majority. What's problematic is that rents have already spiked and that's before the Big Return.