On: U.S. employment conditions compare poorly to the rest of the developed world

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Being well payed is supposed to alleviate these issues to the point where it wouldn't normally justify moving _because of those issues_. You can move because a certain aspect is more appealing to you, as is the case with vacation days for another commenter, for example, but that makes it more a particular case rather than a general trend.

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But being well payed means the prices go up for everything consummately for the area you live in.

So any gains in living improvements are offset.