• becausechemistry@piefed.social
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    1 month ago

    The only potentially generous way to interpret that statement is if “here” is like downtown in a major city or near a college campus or something.

    But do you know who deserves the benefit of the doubt? Not this little fucker, not one bit.

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      1 month ago

      Watch the clip, that is exactly what he is talking about. In context he it saying people should move from expensive metropolitan areas and into cheaper states if they cannot afford to live in the cities.

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        1 month ago

        Which is funny because income drops vomparatively in lower cost of living areas, especially if there isn’t a lot of options for employment, so it doesn’t really address the issue.

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          1 month ago

          Yes but usually things like rent and taxes end up taking a smaller portion of your income. So even though you went from 130k to 90k taxes and rent went from 60% to 40% of your income. This is of course dependent on your career having roles in cheaper states.