Inflation relocation: Some are getting paid to move to rural cities

As Americans continue to grapple with soaring consumer prices and inflation, some are taking offers to get paid to move to rural parts of the country. NBC’s Morgan Radford reports for TODAY.
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#inflation #money #rural

[@flyingmonkey5787]

Notice only remote workers. Cuz there are no jobs there.

[@wobbuffetbuffet]

They target that and small business who are online based. The second part is what leads to new jobs. Both bring money to areas that traditionally would become ghost towns. Smart way to boost a dying town or village.

[@lesliemoore1656]

If you work remote for some companies and move to another place with lower cost of living, your pay might get cut. Often working remote you sign a contract that states this.

[@BlackDub21]

@@lesliemoore1656depends on your value to the company

[@BigRed2]

You expect a bunch of jobs where nobody lives? 😂

[@flyingmonkey5787]

@@BigRed2 exactly my point. People going there have jobs, usually higher paying. Will buy homes ( maybe selling their current one) and drive up prices. Locals will feel edged out. Long term this is not sustainable for any city.

[@diane.moore-]

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[@mariaguerrero08]

Indices frequently go from a bear market to a bull market when the news is at its worst and investor confidence is at its lowest. This demonstrates how quickly the direction of the market may alter.

[@mikegarvey17]

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[@ThomasChai05]

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[@mikegarvey17]

'Gertrude Margaret Quinto' maintains an online presence. Just make a simple search for her name online.

[@91ScottieP]

Thanks for the info, i found her website and sent a message hopefully she replies soon.

[@renereeves6634]

It would take a lot more than $12k to get me to move to West Virginia. lol

[@Clintsessentials]

I would love WV...

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

Hopefully they have a good dentist 😅

[@monarene44]

The culture shock tho 😮

[@sky.the.infinite]

_Why?_ LOL

[@DesertDog]

​@@___beyondhorizon4664for that one tooth?

[@Liialy]

Oh yeah, locals are thrilled their home value and therefore property taxes are rising, which is why we didn't interview any of them.

[@pricelessjake]

Nope this is horrible. 10 years ago everyone talked down on us, now everyone wants to move here to drive property tax and everything els up… I am not for this..

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

😂🎉

[@pricelessjake]

@@Anthony-dj4nd 🤡

[@addanametocontinue]

When you have kids and they need a home to live in, they raise the cost of housing. I don't see blaming yourself for having kids and contributing to the higher cost of housing. How convenient, eh? Just because you've lived where you live for a while doesn't entitle you to any special rights, dude.

[@pricelessjake]

@@addanametocontinue so work hard and raise your kids where you were raised it will mean more to them in the long run..

[@VitalityMassage]

1:43 People look like their dogs.

[@sakenu16]

Very True lol

[@passerau]

😂😅😂😅🤣😅😂😅😅🤣😅

[@briank.3539]

I thought the same thing.

[@elliebrown181]

Honest to God

[@universalservicetechust3578]

Yes 😂

[@dougca7086]

Beware there's a reason the state has to pay people to go there

[@crystallaner230]

Yep, and the locals despite what the mayor says, will NOT accept you. Ever.

[@user-wf8ol5hv6k]

​​@@crystallaner230I couldn't blame them You already sound judgemental and full of assumptions. Just the type of neighbors not wanted.

[@harlanjackson6112]

@@crystallaner230 Especially when their property taxes go up because the value of their homes go up. They don't want to sell, they want to keep their taxes low.

[@seattleflea]

At a time when most rural residents don’t have access to doctors or hospitals, good luck with that.

[@angelachanellehuang5663]

People are competing for houses in Los angeles and other highly populated cities

[@brianoleson5785]

@@angelachanellehuang5663 nice try bot just about every home in california is $20,000 - to 250,000 $ cheaper then in 2022

[@Cmorrison626]

Contaminated air and water from long established and likely loosely regulated coal mines.

[@seattleflea]

@@brianoleson5785 I don’t live in California but still doesn’t address the lack of resources not available in rural areas!

[@seattleflea]

@@angelachanellehuang5663 people are moving to the cities because that’s where the jobs and resources are. I don’t like it as much as you do but when everything is centralized in large cities, competition for housing starts. At least according to Econ 101.

[@donnpatez101]

My Lord! The dog looks just like the governor.

[@avanulaneway8418]

Plot twist: the dog is the governor😂😂😂

[@user-wf8ol5hv6k]

You married her. That on you.

[@vandreadparty]

You couldn’t pay me to move to WV. I wonder if they tested their water when they moved. WV has some of the most contaminated aquifers in the country.

[@topramen1950]

Please don't. we were paying $300-$700 for 1 or 2 bd Then more people came during the pandemic and bought up houses, and we started seeing more developments in our small town due to the increase of population and spending. Rent here now is $800-$1100 for a studio and $1200-$2600 for 1 or 2bd. Average minimum wage starting: $7.25 -$16.00 Most people i know where i live have 2 or more roommates. And you telling me small town mayors want to pay remote workers ( who, let's be honest, didn't need the 12k ) from cities to move there for just 1 or 2 years?

[@harlanjackson6112]

Sure, because between the increase in state income tax, bumping up housing costs causing an increase in property tax revenues and overall commerce increase with more employed residents, gives returns on their investment at the state, county and local levels.

[@cosmicllama6910]

Thank your neighbors that were telling everybody complaining about cost of living to "JUST MOVE!" If I had a dollar for every country person I saw online gloating about how "They're still making it just fine" and "If you don't like it, just move!" and being so against things like minimum wage increases or rent control that would have helped people stay in the cities. I warned them all for years that inviting everybody to move to where they are would just bring the inflation to them, but they just wanted to gloat and act like everybody moving would solve everything.

[@soufwesthoustontx]

@topramen1950 $300 for a 1 bedroom apartment in the last 20+ years to me is unheard of.

[@topramen1950]

@@soufwesthoustontx Right, now it sounds like a dream but where i live here in Wisconsin we had efficiency apartments and duplexes that ranged $300 to $500 (1br). 4 yrs ago i lived in a 2br for $657 ( w/utilities ) with a friend.

[@amandataebby]

Did no one learn from what happened to Colorado? Everyone and their mother moved there over the past 15 years and now it's as expensive as NYC. Don't ruin the rest of the country.

[@heyo423]

People need to spread out. Too much concentration and disparity in the cost of living.

[@JamesMaynardMoreland]

Why can't we have a growth positive sustainable model to enrich everyone's lives

[@azureavocado5195]

It’s already over populated the south. People NEED to move and breed LESS

[@DesertDog]

​@@JamesMaynardMorelandcorporations

[@dlazo32696]

Hey, people gotta live SOMEWHERE.

[@NHJDT]

these incentives are not that much when you consider how much money it costs to actually move your belongings

[@nbaoldgirl]

But one offer let’s you have coffee one time with the mayor if you moved to that city woop woop ☕️🤗🤠

[@Aggie4life77]

It basically is the moving cost. You’re not putting a thing in your pocket. The cost of living is what you gain!

[@aa-.-477]

12k cash or 12k tax breaks?

[@jd881]

Great idea. Pay upper middle-class people to gentrify poor states and make the poor people there poorer. Even red state government is ignorant. This happened in Florida in the last 4 years. In 2020 you could buy a home making $68k now in 2024 you need $120k. But the median wage in Florida is still $68k. Good job.

[@cutehumor]

we got Californians invading middle TN

[@caridadrevilla2439]

​@@cutehumor same here in FL. It's gotten ridiculous

[@mm-ln9sw]

@@cutehumorthey’re in east tennessee too!! as well as lots of texans. we had to leave knoxville because rent prices were getting so high we couldn’t comfortably afford it anymore

[@kittenmittens4387]

Also doesn't help that corporations/private firms are still allowed to buy single family homes across the country, simply as "investments": exasperate the housing shortage and increase it's value

[@ca60453]

Remote work wages will go down. Tech companies been hit hard and lot of remote positions been eliminated. If they gonna hire a remote worker and you move from New York to TN where cost of living is half why would the company pay you 100k when they can pay you 50k now. Once the dust settles pay will change trust me.

[@ltmesq]

WV is beautiful but the public schools are well below the national average.

[@crystallaner230]

yeah, I wouldn't want my children being around the kids of drug addict parents either.

[@FadeHook23]

@@crystallaner230with copious amounts of hate towards anyone who isn’t white.

[@mandisaw]

Massively underfunded - think it was just last year that the teachers were protesting against funding being drained from public schools and shifted to vouchers (often used for homeschool and religious/charters).

[@BuhodePiedra]

Americans coming from a place of scarcity, not enough to share, bad will towards other Americans who are struggling etc. sad state of affairs.

[@carlosdacosta379]

The Mayor was giving off major Boss Hog vibes.

[@Kaybabe8686]

😂

[@mofomoco]

12k wont cover the costs to move for most households

[@ScreamTatumRiley]

I’m single with no kids when I get my nursing license I will look into this .. 12k is more than enough for a single person with no debt

[@conqueror03]

First, Tusla, Oklahoma City, and Indiana all just happen to be in tornado alley, no thanks! It's not worth $5k -$12k to relocate, and then you don't even get the total amount at once. Let's not even talk about WV. Just go online and take out a personal loan 🤣

[@NurseMJ986]

This is not new. Nurses have been offered sign-up and relocation bonuses up to 20k to move and work in small town even as far back as 18 yrs ago.

[@jamesm654]

No thank you! You couldn't pay me enough.

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[@masterkinglee]

Yeah it only works if you can work from home and have an income of $150k or more!

[@mandisaw]

And have kids - many of these rural relocations require you to be under age 35/40, and ideally married with kids. I saw a piece about a program in Arkansas, they did allow singles, but only if you were younger. These places are trying to repopulate with "breeders" and city-kids, since the rural-born kids flee for opportunities as soon as they're able. They're not looking for retirees or even mid-career folks in their 40s & 50s.

[@stephensandiford3981]

He said the people are happy their property values are going up, but he forgot to mention that property taxes go up with that also!!

[@mikeem848]

When these places can demonstrate they can genuinely, authentically welcome and accommodate a sizable population of racial minorities, then I'll reconsider my judgement, but otherwise I'm very apprehensive about the inadvertent consequences that could arise from these programs that may result in further polarization of American politics and racial relations. But that's just me...

[@dlazo32696]

You’ll be waiting a long time my friend.

[@lesliemoore1656]

Diversity does not work well in small towns, either way.

[@mandisaw]

Even if someone is cishet white & conservative - small towns are very insular. Some may be welcoming to visitors, but they're avoidant of anyone living there who isn't well-known going back 3 generations. For both the kids & adults, making friends will be absurdly difficult, just because the resistance to the "new" is so strong, and the casual social options are sparse.

[@lesliemoore1656]

@@mandisaw The South generally has a reputation as being warm and welcoming to visitors from out of state but in the past 2-3 years that has cooled way down mostly because of what is happening in other cities due to liberal policies. Anyone planning a beach vacation on the southern panhandle or N. FL, you have a liberal logo or blue state car tag, expect an austere reception.

[@mandisaw]

@@lesliemoore1656 That's the tribalism they already had just coming out more openly. All I can say is there's a reason why so many of us left

[@GenerationX1984]

Rural cities like Blackfoot, Idaho. Missoula, Montana. Pinedale, Wyoming. Baker City, Oregon.

[@vickiego1]

When I was a kid, my dad got a job at a company that had offices in KS and OK. He chose KS (I don’t know why). It was awful. We were there 6 months and my mom said, “If you don’t get me out of here, I’m divorcing you.” We ended up in Tulsa and I ended up finishing out high school there. For a Midwest town, I would definitely recommend it.

[@lothean2099]

There are a lot of small dying towns in the south and west. People left for the big lights of the city. I stayed to see the stars at night. Its amazing not hearing sirens and gun shots every day. Eyes begging for change on every corner. Its only a matter of time, before city life brings its problems to the country.

[@micheleyamamoto545]

I grew up in Tulsa and was trapped there for 25 years until I was finally able to move. I’ve lived in many other places since. Oklahoma is not good for women and for educating children especially. If you are a grown white Christian MAGA man you might find you like it tho.

[@megansmith8537]

Beware of ticks!!!!!!

[@nosaj3856]

I moved to a rural area 7 years ago. Utban sprawl is ruining the area now. The cost of rent and homes is out of control. More traffic and crime that we never had before is now becoming more common.

[@Clintsessentials]

WV seems absolutely beautiful.

[@GD-8]

I understand some people aren't happy that prices have gone up, but it's a sad reality---inflation will always spread, domestically and globally.

[@brianoleson5785]

you missing the deflation scenario that looks near certain . unlike the last time we had high inflation we have a high leveraged global economy we speculate in stocks, bonds, real estate manipulate and cause recessions to go from 7 year cycles to 10 and 15 years. Food will highly unlike go down in any scenario but if we are talking about a historic economy crisis approaching assets will tank

[@myblacklab7]

Deflation has occurred in the past, such as during the Great Depression, so I don't know about the "always."

[@brianoleson5785]

@@myblacklab7 check out my comment enough said

[@GD-8]

@@myblacklab7 Your reading skills are awful. I never said "there's always inflation", I said that "inflation always spreads (in an inflationary period)".

[@GD-8]

@@myblacklab7 The video is about people relocating to places where prices are relatively stable, which results in a mayor saying that he's happy that local property values are appreciating. Then the comments said, "please don't come and raise our prices". And this is when I said, "it's a sad reality, inflation will always spread, domestically and globally (migration and trade will always spread inflation all around the world--hence, 'exporting inflation')" Does this make sense now?.............

[@comeconcon569]

Young people normally tend to gravitate toward(s) the big cities from small rural towns.

[@user-xl8xz4uf1h]

Country roads, take me home. To the place I belong · West Virginia, mountain mama. Take me home, country roads

[@nathanjustus6659]

It’s so funny. You might pay less in rent or mortgage. You might. But a lot of the other things are more expensive. Food, other commodities, like a car, tires, clothing, and so on. Why? Even in chain stores you have to pay for the cost of transport to these more remote areas.

[@Lord1001]

Take me home... country road... paid to move there... West Virginia 😂

[@treycherie6236]

Also a Marylander considering making the move to WV but coming from such a diverse place to one that’s the opposite has me a bit apprehensive

[@catherga]

West Virginia could definitely use the tax revenue, but it seems a touch risky to bring school aged children into one of the country’s worst states for educational outcomes, and one where a larger than average percentage of the population lives below the poverty line.

[@juliedelorenzo2878]

Lewisburg is great! I relocated here almost 20 years ago.

[@dutchmaster1999]

Seasonal allergies are *serious* in WV

[@ohiosbestpeach770]

You can’t trick me into moving to West Virginia. I have coworkers from there who have told me too many horror stories.

[@dennismorris7573]

West Virginia is quite beautiful with very warm people.

[@allysellsitall]

WV the state that is infested with drug addicts, not reliable help at all for business owners. WV might be beautiful but it’s not the right place to live.

[@beck1365]

The West Virginia governor wins the “Look Like Your Dog” contest. In the cutest way possible.

[@michaeltoma9329]

This is the right thing, as cities/suburbs continue to have housing shortages people should be expanding into rural areas. If anything, this is the how a capitalistic economy works. If prices are too high in cities, people SHOULD relocate to cheaper regions. I wonder how many rural people who claim to be free market conservatives have issues with this.

[@L32C-yg9hm]

Yeah, it's ridiculous, and it runs me the wrong way.When people have a problem with Americans moving wherever they please.This is a free country.

[@First1ToComment]

Those are crappy cities 😂

[@naturelove831]

A lot of states offer these incentives and some make it extremely hard to get them once you get there. Kansas has incentives but you have to jump through so many hoops it's not even worth it.

[@jkennaw4314]

I've seen this South Park episode before

[@TheAlgomalo]

WV is ranked one of the worst states for education. It comes last or close to last place in reading, math and SAT scores. Moving there with children would be a form of abuse.

[@mandisaw]

And yet the relocation programs tend to focus exclusively on couples with kids, or singles young enough to marry locally. They are looking to rebuild their tax base - first with remote income, then with new young workers.

[@onebcmedia]

People can spread out without being given handouts, especially when the handouts are for remote tech workers (the people who need it least). I'm a 32 year old in hotel management from Chicago who moved to Tulsa a few months ago. It was a really seamless process, super affordable for a nice third story unit (

[@davidhumphrey2593]

I’ve been seeing multiple homes in Bangkok, Thailand go over to Chiang Mai, Thailand, be way way cheaper than the other. And for that reason, I plan to make those certain moves! 😊

[@heythave]

Half of Thailand is choking in air pollution. Chiang Mai recently made the number one spot for worst air quality in the entire world. I would not move there even if you paid me.

[@NHJDT]

We visited Bangkok last fall and it was very nice and cheap over there. Pad thai $2.50. Now I'm back in the states. Pad thai $15.95 plus tax plus tip. It's best to make US dollars and then spend it in Asia

[@L32C-yg9hm]

That's too different. Europe OK, bur going to Asia, Africa, or South America is madness. They are nothing like us.

[@lesliemoore1656]

Bangkok or anywhere in Thailand be aware of local customs. Things that are acceptable in the US these days can get you arrested and there can be miscommunication. Committing a crime in Thailand is a very expensive endeavor. Also, you need to speak the language, understand currency as well as customs or good luck to you. My daughter in law is from Thailand, she and my son have gone every few years for the last 20 years, I went with them in 2018, they are there now. Thai people these days are fine with foreigners as vacationers, not as permanent residents anymore. If you are not a relative of someone that is a citizen or has duel citizenship you will have problems.

[@ca60453]

@@lesliemoore1656 Hmmmm? That is not what I hear. I hear from many expats and they said Thai are friendly toward them and they been they for 10 plus years. If you bring the cocky typical American attitude then I can see why they would dislike you.

[@pricelessjake]

Please stop sending people here.. eventually it will be the same as everywhere els in America 😢 304 for life 💛 💙

[@dutchmaster1999]

Agreed

[@harlanjackson6112]

I think because the US hasn't been building enough housing overall for several years now. And the media influence to get us all to move to grass-is-greenerville. BTW, what's the deal with your Gov Jim Justice? Isn't he running for Joe Manchin's Senate seat? Is this incentive program a parting gift for his replacement?

[@Mr.SmileyGlow]

Is it rural cities or 15 minute cities? There is a big difference.

[@iluvjay6911]

I know propaganda when i see it , and this is peak.

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative!!! Change for the Good.

[@GratitudeGriot]

Maryland has tons of state and national parks. Why were they not kayaking, hiking and biking in MD?!

[@jes6628]

Didn’t remote work fall to under 13% of all the jobs now?

[@ca60453]

Oh yeah. For every 10 jobs listed on LinkedIn for example is now 1 out of 10. Most remote jobs out there are either scams or gigs.

[@antnam4406]

Absolutely not.

[@lokesh303101]

Yes!

[@nicoctane1669]

No you all wanted to flaunt money and live in the big cities so now stay there and stop moving out here & raising our prices!

[@marnie8007]

I would absolutely live in a rural area and I would love to get paid to do so. But I, and this is the nicest way I can put this, refuse to assimilate into rural culture.

[@Me97202]

Rural generally offers a better quality of life.

[@brianoleson5785]

depends if your moving there or already there. If you buying a home your buying in the 2nd housing bubble going back 100 years not even the 1930 housing crash was in a bubble. OUTSIDE this scenario in general yes but i think its cautionary today

[@nicford548]

Wait until they find out their daughter will be denied Reproductive Rights if she wants to end a pregnancy! 🙄🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Aggie4life77]

This is ok for people middle aged, married and don’t really partake in any type of nightlife.

[@mandisaw]

They don't want middle-aged, or retirees, they want young people with kids. They're trying to balance out all the elderly folks as the young people flee these areas.

[@CityViewGuy]

I have been to many of these places and I really do like a couple small cities in West Virginia, along with some small towns in KY, PA, the Carolinas...along with others I've visited in OK, MO, KY and the Carolinas. That said, their state legislatures...like many predominantly rural states, do everything possible to create social policy that is not only deeply unwelcoming, but often hostile to swaths of the American citizenry who don't fit their idea of who should be there. There's a couple of small towns I'd love to buy and restore an old historic row house or building and move my studio there...and I'd employ about 3-4 design and tradespeople regularly...but I can't afford to take the risk of someone's worldview or politics being imposed....likely at a moment of personal emergency or anguish.

[@Missy-Missy1111]

So true, unfortunately!

[@L32C-yg9hm]

You can't go in there as a new resident and expect them to change everything just to appease your feelings.

[@mandisaw]

@@L32C-yg9hm More like these places suffer from decades of mismanagement and underfunding under the guise of "protecting local values". The State/local gov'ts are killing their residents, and now they're looking to top-up with some wide-eyed city-folk, and more importantly, their children - who won't have the education or remote-work income to leave.

[@bunny1979]

Oh I’d go WV has been on my list

[@videofandude99]

Not free. There's always a cost. The ones paying that cost will the the residents of those towns for the long run. Sure, the optics look really GREAT for the ones in charge but that's a short term effect. And that Governor doesn't care, the blame will be shifted to the future Governors. Clever!

[@ilovemycat1575]

And if a wild animal should attack you or visit your home, don’t blame the wild animal. Just saying.

[@nbaoldgirl]

The dog doing the interview with the governor sold me on West Virginia 😂❤🥰🐾

[@L32C-yg9hm]

He's a literal blob.

[@muadhnate]

Its almost like WFH can be used to rejuvenate communities all over the US.

[@jp93309]

Those incentives are lousy. Who cares how much you’re saving or the small amount those towns offer when the those little burg are undesirable?

[@ethancook5705]

At least they don’t punish homeowners like Chicago and Illinois. Governor Jabba the hut keeps lecturing taxpayers that they are accountable.

[@lichi1244eva]

West Virginia IS beautiful. I'm not from there but have driven through twice. I wish this was a longer piece. Sure, a $12k incentive for remote workers is appealing. But I wonder whether that money could be used to improve the health and education in many of these rural areas to keep existing residents and attract new ones who will stay. What I wonder is the true long term impact on local residents and businesses. The family in this story has decided to stay in Lewisburg and their parents moved there too, but what happens when remote workers take the money, live there for 1-2 years, spend money locally, drive up home and other costs and then leave? How do the cities fare in the wake of this departure?

[@tiney24girl]

I will leave NY

[@pricelessjake]

10 years ago everyone talked down on us mountaineers now everyone wants to move here.. idk how I’m feeling about it.

[@sakenu16]

@@pricelessjakeI think that was mostly Hollywood and City snobs. The rest I think envy the fresh air, parks, nature, slow pace, no traffic, sense of community, family values, proud Americans, etc. Just many of us couldn’t make it work before working in rural areas since we were tied to the businesses, 9-5 and offices. Mainly the jobs is what kept many close to cities. But with remote you are seeing the ones that are happily leaving the city and not looking back.

[@L32C-yg9hm]

I am going to move somewhere where the sidewalks aren't a biohazard and where there are no beggars

[@mandisaw]

You can just move to upstate NY, not even that far up. All the benefits of nature & lower cost of living, but still close enough to have a good-paying job.

[@TheGuillotineKing]

12K to move for two years is definitely not worth it😂

[@iano.3780]

Man I wish I could get this opportunity for my family... I need to get into this remote thing lol I guess I'll just grind my life away just to live in poverty. Gotta love this country.

[@tadtab2]

Encourage companies to provide 100% REMOTE work. And force companies not to out source jobs outside of the State. I do not see why the government does not do this. The solution is out there. I never vote or will not vote if I do not hear this from candidates

[@MichaelChengSanJose]

Great, will look to hire out of West Virginia for cheap labor in the coming decades.

[@spoutingfiction]

It’s already been happening for many years. So many people living cheap in WV and working remote. Getting paid more with low COL.

[@lesliemoore1656]

You go to WV, pitch cheap labor and treat the people there like they are beneath you, you might not make it back to San Jose. Ever.

[@lovingme1st973]

Wow the mayor and his dog look a like.

[@bertram46]

Why do we have inflation? Who created it? Who reports it?

[@monarene44]

Supply and demand: short supply, high demand, higher prices.

[@12time12]

During the early pandemic in March 2020, our government printed $2 trillion to keep people employed. So did a lot of other governments around the world, particularly our biggest trading partners. This has led to worldwide inflation, but so did the massive corporate tax cuts that increased total money supply. There’s also been some corporate price gouging taking place for food and possibly fuel, the Justice Department has an open investigation. In simple words: worldwide inflation affects us due to lots of trading between countries, spending in 2020, money supply exploded after corporate tax cuts.

[@azureavocado5195]

People. Why crowding and crime? People. Why anything? PEOPLE

[@jd881]

Because the government spent 4 trillion dollars in cash and incentives in 2020 for the pandemic. 2.3 trillion dollars went to corporations. The high cost of living is actually the drop in the value of the dollar. But no one wants to be honest and explain that until there is an economic crash, prices will stay high.

[@bertram46]

@monarene44 no it's not. Lol it's all about oil. Everything we use has to do with oil in manufacturing. No oil cost for Everything increases. And this administration is spending trillions of wasteful dollars adding to our debt. This is the problem in our country low information individuals who get their news from one source or Facebook lol

[@mbogucki1]

If it's rural it's not a city. 😅

[@monikaw1369]

Are these government workers from the DC area that have moved there?

[@barbm8822]

We did the Alabama program. Best decision we ever made.

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

How's the cell service?

[@heythave]

No problem anywhere in the US. A Starlink satellite dish will solve that problem.

[@mandisaw]

Or the broadband internet

[@kenyonbissett3512]

This has been happening for 4yrs at a minimum.

[@jasonvoss6559]

They don't mention the part that the people who do it have resources and finances that allow for mobility

[@SecretCollage]

This is a decent ad.

[@evileyez504]

12k isn't enough unless the year is 1995

[@dmo848]

Went there atv riding 1 year. Best experience of my life no doubt. I thought the folks down there were all really nice folks. I didn't get any weird vibes at all.

[@palmshoot]

WV has millipedes.

[@kris57409]

Just left NYC for Tulsa. Best decision I could have made.

[@DanielleElyselovesJesus]

I love West Virginia yall can’t tell me nothing! ❤ I’m from Maryland but I love WV ❤

[@michaello7635]

U couldn't pay me a million dollars to move there

[@md4088]

NOT!!!!!!?🙏

[@boston312]

I left for Thailand and havnt looked back. Best decision ever. I live on beach front property in a high rise for under 500 bucks a month. Why would anyone want to stay in America and pay those crazy prices?

[@L32C-yg9hm]

Glad it works out for you. I just couldn't deal with a drastically different society. I want to finish the rest of my days somewhere I feel I belong and fit in and understand and am understood.

[@lesliemoore1656]

Enjoy while you can. These days Thai like foreigners as vacationers, not as residents unless you marry a Thai, have family and stay married. My daughter in law of 25 years is from there, they visit frequently I was there last in 2018 and that was a frequent conversation and what was being done about it.

[@boston312]

@L32C-yg9hm luckily i started international travel in my early 20s. The more i started traveling the less i belonged in America. However, i think your right. If all you know is America than that transition would be a hard one for sure

[@abiyai6676]

This is stupidity at his best. What do you think is going to happen after a lot of people start moving there?. Geez 🤔

[@teddyjam8134]

The only good thing West Virginia has to offer is Amanda Barren.

[@angelachanellehuang5663]

Metrolopilis is always known to be expensive

[@smaweyes]

Are you a sanctuary city?

[@DeanAllman]

The culture clash from this stuff would be fascinating to watch.,people flock to cities not just because that is where the jobs are.

[@Amite-zg2ob]

On my street UHHH In 3 yrs Median Household Income Negitive-3% Retail Gas+39% Ground Beef+37% Automobiles+34% White panbread+33% Sliced bacon+19% Milk+18% Deodorant+38% cooking Oil+36% Eggs+41% Bleach+43% RAMEN+43% Dog Food +36% Snack food /chips+27% Auto repair/Tires+26% Taco Bell+57.4% Burger King +87%