I Couldn’t Help But Wonder Where All The Low-Skilled Poor Folk Were

The most annoying parts of this annoying NYT article about New York and affordability:

“On the Upper West Side, where I live”

“A pair of sensible, unstylish walking flats from Harry’s Shoes can set you back $480.”

“I suppose, by comparison, that the $198 chef’s menu at Jean-Georges doesn’t sound so ridiculous.”

“people in different income classes do indeed have markedly different purchasing habits”

“it turns out that living in New York is actually a relative bargain for the wealthy.”

“Housing, after all, is absurdly expensive, even for the rich”

“Regardless, the rent burden isn’t actually as onerous as people assume”

“We see a sensible shoe with a $480 price tag or an oatmeal cookie for $4 and sometimes don’t register that these are luxury versions of normal items available from Payless or Entenmann’s”

“It’s a phenomenon known by some as affluenza”

“New York’s poor turn out to be even poorer than you think”

“Real estate is most crushing for all but those lucky enough to get into subsidized housing”

“I began to realize why, in part, New York seems so wealthy”

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