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Jack_Krauser t1_j6kvobx wrote

Reply to comment by mattmaddux in I'm visiting here and I gotta say, this place is awesome. by RaevynneArt

If people from high cost of living areas move here because it's cheap, it won't be cheap anymore. Us locals don't have the advantages of starting off from somewhere with higher wages and can be priced out if it becomes a trend.

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RaevynneArt OP t1_j6l42za wrote

Actually the minimum wage here is $12 per hour which is way better than $7.25 that it is in Utah. Most places don't pay that low anymore, but I know someone in Utah who started off at Walmart fairly recently at $9 per hour. (side note: I think minimum wage should be higher than $12 an hour, but that's irrelevant -- my point is wages are higher here than some places.)

I understand your concerns about gentrification, but this is capitalism. People who live in more expensive areas can't afford to NOT move. It's a vicious cycle.

At any rate, I don't plan to settle down here. I'm just here to visit, stimulate the local economy, and move on to the next affordable place.

Have a great day and stay warm

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mattmaddux t1_j6kymeq wrote

Okay?

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Jack_Krauser t1_j6kzah3 wrote

So why would we be proud about being cheap and talking about how great it is online? It's like living on the north side and bragging about how much platinum is in your catalytic converter.

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mattmaddux t1_j6l07hb wrote

I didn’t make the post. No one from Springfield made the post. Nobody is coming online beaming with pride over the low cost of living bragging to others about how great it is and thumbing our noses at other cities.

The narrative you’ve constructed is fiction.

A guest in the city is saying they think it’s a great place, partly because it’s relatively affordable to live here. What good reason could we possibly have to be assholes to them about it?

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Jack_Krauser t1_j6nz3c4 wrote

So they won't move here?

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mattmaddux t1_j6nzbom wrote

Well at least you’re honest. I guess “go away we don’t want you” is certainly a reason. I guess it’s my fault to assume we were all wanting to be decent human beings. My bad.

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Jack_Krauser t1_j6ose1y wrote

Yep, I'm a bad person for wanting to own a home to put my family in. You successfully figured out my morality level from a couple reddit comments. I'm going to go twirl my mustache now and egg the next guy I see with Utah plates.

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mattmaddux t1_j6ot1s4 wrote

See, again you’re creating a fiction. I actually asked:

> “Why would we choose to be ASSHOLES to people?”

And you give a reason ostensibly WHY IT’S OKAY TO BE AN ASSHOLE?

And now you’re wondering why you’re being vilified?

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Jack_Krauser t1_j6oz7nn wrote

I just want to point out that I've never been hostile to OP at all. I just ignored him and said we have no reason to go out of our way to attract people here. But keep manufacturing drama on the internet if that makes you feel self-righteous.

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