Cheap Mortgages Deter Workers from Relocating for $250k Jobs(bloomberg.com) |
Cheap Mortgages Deter Workers from Relocating for $250k Jobs(bloomberg.com) |
> But salaries in Michigan for all manager roles are typically around 15% to 20% higher than for comparable roles in the south, she said.
Why on earth would anyone move for a job paying 20% less, regardless of their mortgage status?
Weather, relationships, interests outside of work, politics, crime are a few that immediately come to mind.
Fun fact, many publications also make you submit a handful of social media post headlines too.
Most people don't realize that the author's content and the title are written by completely different people. Titles are generally designed by committee. A company like Bloomberg will have software in their CMS where 3 different titles are probably added at publish time and the CMS automatically A/B (and C) tests them for the first hour or so to see which performs best before automatically locking in the best performing headline. This is why you sometimes swear an article's headline has changed... it most likely has. This is also true with most major YouTube channels. The thumbnails and headlines are aggressively tested during the first 60-120 minutes before locking in the highest performing combination.
I get a concern with -over- friendly, and there are certainly some mechanics that are painful that way, but "landlord friendly" is generally ... oof. "We need to protect those who can afford to buy multiple homes from those who cannot[1] afford to buy one".
I've lived in landlord friendly states where the recourse for water leaks, failing hot water, faulty appliances that the landlord won't maintain is ... "sucks to be you".
[1] for varying definitions of 'cannot', thinking of the euphemism of "Bank says I can't afford a $2,000 mortgage payment so I guess I'll keep paying my $3,000 rent payment."
Not only do the outdoor activities pale in comparison to what you get in other parts of the country, but additionally so much of the political rhetoric, attitude, and actions isn't just "I want myself, my family, and my neighbors to do well" but "I want other people to suffer."
It's truly a terrible micro-society within the U.S.
Like anywhere, there are of course tons of nice/great people and some nice places. But exceptions, rules, etc.
So, probably you and your peers like you would never move there, but a ton of people are moving there:
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/11/state-to-stat...
And that's a good thing. These companies need to pay the true price for talent, which is much higher than what they're paying but also they've done a lot of dirty tricks to grow as big as they are; the real price for what they're asking should bleed them dry.
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/jonathan-m-metzl-dying...
> Even on death’s doorstep, Trevor was not angry. In fact, he staunchly supported the stance promoted by his elected officials. “Ain’t no way I would ever support Obamacare or sign up for it,” he told me. “I would rather die.” When I asked him why he felt this way even as he faced severe illness, he explained: “We don’t need any more government in our lives. And in any case, no way I want my tax dollars paying for Mexicans or welfare queens.”
People like this exist in significant numbers. I know because I'm related to and grew up around way too many of them.
1: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/8/18173678/tr...