Below is a graphic from a USD publication that shows how many people might do something about high cost of housing here. Unfortunately, the majority of people polled probably weren’t the long-time homeowners who find it quite comfortable here and wouldn’t consider moving even if you gave them a couple of million dollars:
Many San Diegans are questioning if they can remain in San Diego County due to the lack affordable housing, inflation, and the related high cost of living. The housing crisis is forcing residents – including those who work in the nonprofit sector – to rethink staying in San Diego. Likewise, the high cost of living is increasing demand for nonprofit services as the need for basic support services grows. Inflation is driving upward pressure on wages while depressing the value of charitable gifts and assets, threatening the financial stability and strength of the nonprofit workforce.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=npi-stateofnp
If 90% of these non-profit scams are obliterated then it has been worth it. Good riddance.
Affordability isn’t just about prices, it’s a cost/income calculation. All through the seven years we lived in San Diego County, I saw repeated references to the fact that pay for jobs in the San Diego area is disproportionately lower than pay for similar jobs in other CA metro areas even after you allow for the difference in COL. This, combined with disproportionately higher prices, is what constitutes San Diego’s “sunshine tax.”
Sure, who needs those scammers who work for the non-profit schools, fire, and police, or for healthcare scams like hospitals.
The TOP 20% of the wealthy account for around 50% of spending in the US. While there has been clear evidence in luxury markets that the rich are cutting back spending as markets re-adjust, according to UBS, global wealth will rise 38% over the next 5 years to around $629 trillion and by 2027, there will be 86 million millionaires, up from 59 million today.
FreedomCM: Most of what you mentioned there are government agencies, not non-profits. But hey, their funding needs to be gutted as well…it’s the only way to reign them in. Of course, if you think paying LIFEGUARDS 400-500k per year is cool for example, then what can I say? https://transparentcalifornia.com/salaries/search/?q=lifeguard Take a spin on Transparent CA for pensions as well. It’s insanity.