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> They can live someplace nearby and commute. The problem with that is that commuting distances is it's own expense. It also rules out people like me who don'
by DLWormwood 18y ago
> They can live someplace nearby and commute.
The problem with that is that commuting distances is it's own expense. It also rules out people like me who don't have a driver's license to drive a car in the first place. I can only work in heavily urban areas (Most of Chicago, or even parts of Toledo) because of it.
Also, note that the argument above had nothing to do with ecological or foreign dependence concerns, which is what most people think of when they pan commuter culture.
- bumbledraven 18y agoAlso, note that the argument above had nothing to do with ecological or foreign dependence concerns Those are some of the resaons why we have mass transit.
- yummyfajitas 18y agoThe problem timr was describing is that Beverly Hills needs some low skill workers. I'm sure sufficiently many low skill workers have cars/bus passes to meet the needs of Beverly Hills. I'm not a fan of car culture either. I'm just pointing out that a "living wage" in beverly hills can't be more than a "living wage" in Compton + cost of commuting. Incidentally, the market adjusts wages in exactly that way: the 50'th st Qdoba in Manhattan pays a couple bucks more/hour than the Hoboken Qdoba. Most likely there is a similar wage premium to work in Beverly Hills.