Peter, thanks for that. I had the same thought when I read the Henninger piece. Not being able to afford the city any longer was one reason we moved (ahead of yet another tax increase). It’s a pleasant shock to see how much more your paycheck buys in Dallas, versus New York City (and a pleasant shock to live in a place where being conservative and churchgoing puts you squarely in the mainstream). Of course, you do have to own a car, which costs money. But we’re looking to buy a house in the next year or two, and we can afford to do that here. We could never, ever hope to do that on a writer’s salary in NYC. My little boy is thrilled because he’s now got a backyard. No matter how much I might pine at times for NYC, there’s nothing I’d exchange for hearing a four-year-old say, “Thanks for moving us to Texas, Daddy.”
RD
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