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This is a problem for high cost areas, as they end up lacking “support people” who are priced out. Cops, fire, teachers, med techs, nurses, daycare, …. All of
by jleyank 5y ago
This is a problem for high cost areas, as they end up lacking “support people” who are priced out. Cops, fire, teachers, med techs, nurses, daycare, …. All of the things that make the higher $$ lives easier, keep them going and teach the little critters. These end up with staggering commutes or just give up and move. So the techies just do without or pony up big salaries to keep them there.
But then people keep proposing solutions for this that’s get derided as unions or big government. Guess the FAANGs will hire their own staff to cover the gaps? Conservatism and libertarianism is great until you have to man the hoses.
- jleyank 5y agoGuess there's lots of Cons and Libertarians reading NH as every time I point out nasty issues with things SV I get an instant downvote that occasionally trickles back up to 0 or 1. Pointing out that the sheer explosion of housing and salary in SV and environs really puts the screws to the normal people/staff that make society work isn't politics - it's the nasty reality of SV. It was that way in 2000, and the trend was going that way beforehand. You can bemoan the lack of nurses/teachers/..., go a distance for services, truck in services or pony up and pay them. Your call.