The price differences are more significant between Chicago and Sun-Belt cities that have a more favorable business and tax environment. One example is Atlanta. The price to move from Chicago to Atlanta is nearly four times the price to move in the opposite direction.
Chicago doesn’t lose the moving war with every city, though. Like Chicago, Los Angeles struggles with debt, pensions, and joblessness, and has a terrible business climate. Chicago has a slight edge on Los Angeles.
The most extreme price difference is for moves between Chicago and the cities of Texas. For large truck sizes, it is more than four times more expensive to leave Chicago for Austin than to go in the opposite direction.
Illinoisans deserve better from their state government, and should not be satisfied until the out-migration crisis ends. We will know that has happened when these one-way prices are the same for travel in both directions.
No comments:
Post a Comment