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Originally Posted by westopher
Just because they put a few measures in place doesn’t mean people should just say “ok fuck it”
It amazes me how little people care about the community they live in because they got in, so fuck anyone who can’t.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, when the nurses and teachers can’t live here anymore, what are those of you that “made it” going to do?
Who the fuck is going to pour my 4 dollar coffee?
Who’s going to staff the award winning restaurants?
Who’s going to pour drinks at some of the best music venues in the country?
Maybe you don’t care because you are too housepoor to enjoy any of those things.
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Couldn't agree more
I can't see a person living in a multi million dollar home having a minimum wage job pouring a latte at starbucks or chef at a restaurant pumping out 80$ plate dinners and barely getting by with rent. Sure he could bold and try to open up his own restaurant as many people here seem to have the idea that going out and making more money is as simple as snapping your fingers... but where will he do so? There's nowhere to rent here that would help him get started unless he takes a massive loan out and then finds out that his restaurant isn't able to keep up with the bills and now has debt beyond belief. Or should he go to a smaller town with less people where he wont have enough traffic to stay afloat.
Who do you expect to fill these positions that you take for granted? 15-20 year old kids?
You either have group A complain about not being able to afford or you have group B complain about group A. Not my fault people have invested every single penny they could and have taken on huge amounts of debt in the hopes that their 1.2 million dollar home will soon be their 2.2 million dollar retirement fund.
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Menial jobs like these can’t be expected to live where you work. Just cause your a barista at Robson and Granville or a dishwasher at hawksworth doesn’t mean you should have a right to live 3 blocks away in your own appartment. Those are entry level jobs and not just within their industry, within the entire workforce.
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If a barista at Robson and Granville has to spend an hour in public transportation every day and have a good portion of their wage go to transit is it even worth working there? They may not need the right to live a few blocks away but living in the same city may be helpful.