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This intrigues me, what is the principal cost? Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly open to the argument that land use policies are a problem. And I am no fan of
by taeric 3y ago
This intrigues me, what is the principal cost?
Don't get me wrong, I'm certainly open to the argument that land use policies are a problem. And I am no fan of minimum parking rules. At the same time, I also know that parking doesn't cease to be a problem just because you don't want to build it. I've had the joy of going to a doctor's office where I couldn't figure out where to park within a 5 block radius of it. What was a convenient doctor when I lived within that 5 block radius turned into a miserable experience when I moved a bit further away. Same experience when dropping the kids off for a birthday party in some denser part of town. (At least there I can gripe to the kids saying they need to bike the 10 miles next time. Isn't that far, all told. :D)
Back to the question, labor strikes me as a thing that would be rather expensive for child care. Specifically, child care that isn't staffed by teenagers and has adequate staffing for the number of kids being cared for.
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoI thought it was real estate, but I was incorrect. Comment edited.
- taeric 3y agoFascinating paper that I'll have to dive on later. I don't know that I understand it well enough to consider the "out of their own apartments" claim. What page supports that? I saw the 70+% of cost is labor. I confess I was surprised not to see liability insurance in there. Edit: Realizing I may be reading the original comment wrong. I don't remember the apartment claim on my first read, so I thought you added it with your edit. I'm guessing it was there and I just didn't remember it?
- ItsMonkk 3y agoWhat percentage of the labor costs are being used to paying the laborers rent? How much is it in paying the laborers food? For healthcare? For education? How expensive are all of these things in San Francisco compared to other cities? Now how correct are you?