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azucarleta t1_is1kfnd wrote

Reply to comment by 77bagels77 in Where Students from American Colleges Move After Graduation [OC] by waitingforgoodoh

I don't understand what your comment has to do with the quote. Disposable income is across the board lower in communities with lower costs of living. People who live in higher cost of living communities have more disposible income overall, whether or not it is more or less income relative to cost of living.

Going to Disneyland or buying a Peloton is essentially cheaper for an average New Yorker (where even restaurant servers may earn $75/k per year) than Cincinattian.

I grew up in low wage middle America. As long as we lived, worked and played in our low cost community, we were well off. But take our puny wage into the global market and we were very poor.

Therefore, I think you and the author misunderstand the point about "growth" this coasty elite is making.

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waitingforgoodoh OP t1_is1wi1k wrote

I live in New York now and love it! There are wonderful things to do all the time and all kinds of interesting people to meet.

But, there are neighborhoods in Cincinnati and many other cities that feel similar, and there are sophisticated and wealthy consumers all over america.

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