re: #181 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce

$87k/yr may sound high, but for many parts of California, including up there, even a little old cottage goes for $500k.

That’s the thing about “wages” in the US - where you live very dramatically affects the ability to own a house. Here in San Diego most everything is more expensive than in great swaths of this country, but first and foremost is real estate.

That’s one reason I sort of cringe at national minimum wage arguments. A modest apartment (1 bed, 1 bath) around here goes for $1000/mo, and even making $10/hr you can’t afford that.