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UncleCustard t1_j9n1q2l wrote

While MA has a lot to offer, it is very expensive. I once had a conversation with friends who work in tech about the mass tax. We compared it to the "Apple tax" when buying apple products. The taxes of MA aren't necessarily too high, but the state itself has a high cost of living that feels like a tax. You get a lot for your money, but it may not be worth it to everyone. Definitely to some. With Covid changing the landscape of where and "how" people work everyday, those who were in MA because of the quality of jobs and potential opportunities, no longer have to stay. I grew up in western MA and always worked out east. Now, I could apply to a job in almost any state and live wherever I want to (within reason).

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J0E_Blow t1_j9n4ryx wrote

That's nice champ.

Not to sound flippant or rude but at a certain point the state will be economically forced to confront the reality that to function it needs a normal income bell-curve. You "need" full-stack coders, but you also need maids, restaurant workers, state and town employees like teachers, etc... It's a problem if a majority of people can't afford to live here.

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BovaDesnuts t1_j9op3kl wrote

>You "need" full-stack coders, but you also need maids, restaurant workers, state and town employees like teachers, etc...

That's why God gave us robots. Don't worry, those people will be mostly irrelevant soon. Just kick back and enjoy the man made horrors beyond your comprehension.

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elysium311 t1_j9rs6tz wrote

Yep. I hear a lot of people go on about how great our hospitals are. If you're young and healthy you may not care about that. I'm almost 45 and I guess I don't see what's so fabulous about the healthcare in Boston. We have all these great doctors but it takes forever to get an appt for many of them and going to a dr in Boston is never convenient with the traffic. Schools are another thing where people try and justify the price. I get that but many people use private as well so public schools might not be that important. And the towns where the public schools are very good are of course very expensive.

Overall I think MA is probably a great place if you're rich and enjoy some cold weather.

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