Letters to the Editor
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Psychiatric care is even more economically harmful...
In the years between 2000 (graduation) and today, I moved, on average, once a year. I did attempt home ownership at some point (a condo), but then I lost my job and could only find another one very far away. I sold (made money, mind you; but still...) Some of those moves were interstate (I have by now lived in the Midwest, the East Coast, the South, and the West Coast, and spent considerable amounts of time at points in between). All of them were necessary and dictated by economic considerations, and I do not regret any of them; but by now, I do not know where "home" is. My friends are scattered all over the country. My parents live 1500 miles away, and my other relatives live 1000 miles away in a different direction. And every time I go on a date, I start thinking geographical thoughts (what if the relationship gets serious and then I have to move again?)
People are not as movable as goods and money. Economists tend to forget that.