Housing costs are skyrocketing even in so-called LCOL areas. There is also the fact that when you move to a cheaper city wages also decrease. Remote workers may be the exception, but many companies are now using location-based salaries for remote employees.
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Right. Even more reason to live within your means and give up entitlement.
Penny-pinching is not going to eliminate all poverty or economic struggle.
For some people, there are systemic issues that cannot be overcome purely by personal responsibility. Fixing some of society’s problems is going to require us to develop empathy for people who are economically disadvantaged, so we can be motivated to change system.