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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like these days it's too hard to live in the cities.  The cost of living is just way too high for what you get.  Then everywhere you go there are these lines of people.  Then the food it's all like MREs, no fresh food.  Like most families have left these areas.

I mean wouldn't be easier to pick strawberries than to live in the city.  [/quote]

Urban cost of living is a huge issue that isn't getting enough play. Its the sort of thing that will get fringe candidates a foothold in politics as we've seen to the north. Its what's driving disastrous suburban sprawl and migration to the sun belt. Anyone not in the top 25%+ economically gets to choose from living somewhere they can afford, but which sucks, or living somewhere nice that they can't afford.

That's a huge pool of untapped angry people that could lead to some less than ideal outcomes. [/quote]

Stupid "Return to Office" policies have made it a lot worse, putting even more pressure on housing costs, for absolutely no good reason.  Since return to office there has been no measurable boost in productivity or productivity.  A University of Pittsburgh study showed no improvement in financial performance or firm value after RTO after RTO mandates.   https://business.pitt.edu/return-to-office-mandates-dont-improve-employee-or-company-performance and Forbes had an article showing a decrease in morale, lower retention, and no improvement to engagement.  https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2024/10/06/impact-of-return-to-office-mandates-on-productivity

RTO needs to go away and we should let people work in communities that are affordable and livable. That would solve a lot of things.[/quote]

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