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amykhar on Oct 27, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Homeless model: New York's hidden homeless

But isn't most people's response to high rent in NY to commute from NJ and not live on a roof? I can't help but think that this man's choice to live on a roof isn't the one that most people would make.

baobabaobab on Oct 27, 2015 | [–]

He didn't have a stable enough income to always maintain a gym membership. I doubt a daily commute and rent would be cheaper.

PythonicAlpha on Oct 27, 2015 | [–]

Of course there are different solutions. But is the solution really to travel more? ... and even more, when the rents in the adjacent areas also have gone up?

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