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ethanwillis 3 hours ago

Why don't we need it? I wouldn't mind being in the 0.1% or 0.0001% of earners in a place.

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swiftcoder 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure, who doesn't want unlimited money? That's decidedly different from "needing" it (I could in no way manage to live on the West Coast on a Spanish salary, for example)

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ethanwillis an hour ago | parent [-]

Well then why do the people who do earn that much there need it?

	▲	swiftcoder an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Sky-high cost of living (property prices, mostly). Shitty apartment with a commute in the bay costs $3,000/month. Starter home in Seattle costs a million plus. It's also a vicious cycle: high tech salaries in those areas have driven up the cost of living.