Ya think it's easy?

“Ants? Grasshoppers? Bees? Fun to watch. Not good eatin’.”

I think getting the rank and file back into the office is going to prove impossible. Apple-polishers may yearn for the visibility, but a 45-minute commute each way translates to a whole work-day of extra free time every week. Better yet, you can live anywhere…

As I’ve discussed, we may find that remote work is big-tech’s H1B workaround: Don’t import talent, work it where it is. But: Meanwhile: People moving to Phoenix or Austin will soon be people moving to Nashville or Montgomery. There are many wonderful cities in the U.S. where the median price for a single-family home is under $100,000.

Everyone living in those places is petrified of being overrun by big-city Grasshoppers, but this seems overblown to me. Even though they may have some residual Grasshopper affectations, the people moving in this exodus are Ants – people who believe that hard work pays off and crime does not pay.

What’s a great way to demonstrate to your new neighbors how much freedom they have bought with a three-day drive in a U-Haul? Take them to the shooting range – where every day is Independence Day.

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Life beyond Walmart:

Housing Wire: Single-family housing starts reach highest level since 2007.

CNBC: Home flipping profits are the highest in 20 years, but fewer are doing it.

Housing Wire: Mortgage rates hit another record low at 2.67%.

Watts Up With That?: The End of Big Cities? The Hill Blames Coronavirus for the Exodus.

Housing Wire: The next coronavirus front: evictions and foreclosures.

Andy Ngo: Portland lets Antifa win big — again.

The National Pulse: ‘Theft By A Thousand Cuts’ Report Conclusive On Election Fraud, Slams Media Cover Up.

R. Emmett Tyrrell: Who’s Attacking Democratic Process?