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by pat_punnu 13y ago
The cheeky mods have changed the title, so your comment no longer makes any sense.
- brd529 13y agoThe original title was: Is there room for a middle class in Silicon Valley? I think it's an important question, and if the answer is "no" what can we do about it? It was this line of the article that resonated with me: "We are becoming a community where our teachers, our police, our firefighters, our nurses, they can’t live with us. They have to come in from other places. Healthy communities have all these people living together." It seems terribly unhealthy to exclude the folks who provide vital and valuable services to a community from living in it.
- samegreatsleeve 13y agoWhat does "unhealthy" in this context mean? Aristocracy is the norm for human civilization. I don't get why people are so chicken little about it. When your citizens are disgustingly wealthy they aren't going to have trouble buying those things.
- runamok 13y agoUse sacbee to look up how much police officers make in the area. Hint, a hell of a lot more then I do as a programmer with 10+ years of experience. Hell, that campus police officer that pepper sprayed those kids at Berkeley makes 6 figures.
- rdouble 13y agoBack when SFPD was short staffed there used to be a billboard advertising $91,000 starting salary for new recruits.
- saraid216 13y agoIt's probably at least as interesting to realize that a "CEO/Founder" feels there is no room for a middle class, even if he's based in Sacramento.
- carsongross 13y agoDidn't like it, and it's why I left: wanted to be in an area where normal humans could raise a family without crushing themselves with unpayable debts and soul-sapping commutes.
- carsongross 13y agoNewman!