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> Having lots of highly-paid folks around is good for local workers' incomes You're describing income inequality. Personally, I don't believe income inequalit
by dventimi 2y ago
> Having lots of highly-paid folks around is good for local workers' incomes
You're describing income inequality. Personally, I don't believe income inequality is good for everybody. I think it tends to benefit some people at the expense of others.
- zozbot234 2y agoIt's also a kind of "income inequality" that those who are "disadvantaged" most from it can avoid very easily, by voting with their feet. But you don't see very many people moving from the highest-income cities in the U.S. to places like Appalachia, or for that matter to the poorest places in Mexico. People tend to do the exact opposite, funnily enough.
- dventimi 2y agoPeople did vote with their feet, moving out of the core of the Bay Area to its periphery. https://chatgpt.com/share/67b36262-3c7c-8013-aa61-f1ff8088fb48 https://chatgpt.com/share/67b36262-3c7c-8013-aa61-f1ff8088fb...
- johnnyanmac 2y agoAnd if you were speaking faithfully you know there are mechanisms by coincidence or design that make it harder for the disadvantaged to vote. It's no coincidence that your rep is probably only available every other Tuesday at 1pm while the disadvantaged are working at one of their two jobs. > But you don't see very many people moving from the highest-income cities in the U.S. to places like Appalachia CA declined in population this decade until 2024: https://apnews.com/article/california-population-growth-pandemic-decline-0d2bfc2c0a4ced0c3c2ad934207818bc https://apnews.com/article/california-population-growth-pand... So yes, people are moving out.