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Sirrplz t1_je4txfe wrote

Reply to comment by Tinkiegrrl_825 in Ex-homeless tenants face mass eviction by Lower East Side landlord by natekrinsky

Hell, even affordable housing in some places will be like 2800 for people making 120k. At first you think it’s absurd until you realize dude next to you is paying 5k for the same layout

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Tinkiegrrl_825 t1_je4ub1r wrote

There will be no one left to teach kids, remove garbage, police the streets, drive the ambulances, busses, etc at this rate. What, are we all supposed to move 2 hrs upstate and commute? Everyone? Who wants to do that?

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supermechace t1_je5iatq wrote

The govt will just outsource everything and will wind up paying more than if they had offered competitive wages

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Tinkiegrrl_825 t1_je6g9ol wrote

For government jobs, but what about the guy that makes you lunch at the office? They’ll need to make 6 figures to live here

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supermechace t1_je6p9p0 wrote

I think six figures is a bit of an exaggeration as theres more affordable housing (or arrangements like room mates )further out from Manhattan. But big corps can find ways to fill the void like packaged food prepared off site or in ghost kitchens. McDonald's is researching robotics and already has self serve kiosks

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Frequent-Shape6950 t1_je808bv wrote

>I think six figures is a bit of an exaggeration

My friend pays his nanny $90,000/yr.

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supermechace t1_je8bffz wrote

Does he provide healthcare? If no healthcare I would say her actual take home is $78k and that's not counting if he provides retirement match plan, though if he pays under the table then that's better than if you're making 120k

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Frequent-Shape6950 t1_jeakd0a wrote

Good question. I'll ask next time he brings it up. He is a longtime close friend but makes 40x my income so I don't want to be nosy.

The point is, in 2023 NYC "six-figures" doesn't mean what it used to.

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supermechace t1_jeasjfi wrote

Oh definitely but in the framework of the article it doesn't mean you can't find a place to live in NY, just that it gets you a lot less. For those that make much less it's much harder to get by much less get ahead.

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MarbleFox_ t1_jefw469 wrote

Why should someone have to commute to Manhattan just work a job that doesn’t pay them enough to live in Manhattan?

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supermechace t1_jeg6huj wrote

This particular scenario would be up to the person whether through demanding better pay, quitting, or unionize. I think the bigger issue is long term NYC residents being pushed out of their neighborhoods. In a capitalist society that's hard to prevent but ideally people would profit from the sales of their homes and use it to move to lower costs areas appropriate for them and their fiances. Unfortunately the answer for that in many cases is outside NYC like Florida.

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