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Originally Posted by maskedmelonpai
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Oh yea I saw that.
Spreading the wealth would solve the housing crisis as I see it. It's not like everyone just can't wait to move to San Francisco...it is just seen as the smart move for a lot of people trying to get enough money to you know -- own a house and send their kids to college so they might own a house someday etc.
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“People working at Starbucks, where do they live? You know, how are they able to do it?” Yazdani said.
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Their parents...This is a problem. The wealth is concentrating in a handful of cities where they hire people for the few remaining good jobs left in this economy. This is what its like in communist societies...you are bound by the area where you are born. If you are born in a shit area you have shit opportunity. If you are born in lets say, Shanghai or Moscow, you have a lot more.
Its un-American. Were supposed to be a meritocracy where the best people -- regardless of birth -- are found and employed. Its getting less that way with our generation because no one has any money or time to get anywhere near their potential. You can't really make anymore money than it takes to support yourself if you're an average person. Even if your above average -- it takes a lot of discipline (maybe an impossible amount) without help from family.