Something beyond rising energy and labor costs is leading to sticker shock on once-cheap urban amenities. Several weeks ago, I needed a ride home after some late-night drinks about two miles from my place in Washington, D.C. I pulled up the Uber app and entered my address. When the price on the screen popped up, I assumed I’d entered the wrong street, and perhaps the wrong state. I carefully retyped. But the same price appeared on the screen: $50. RSK: This is bitter sweet funny yet so true. Read it and you will be nodding your head in agreement. Ken Notes: We are quickly developing a warped sense of reality here, NYC teens are charging north of $50 / Hour to babysit. Service workers are asking for $70 / Hour. While supply is upside down and inflation rages on we will see this until we exit the "other world" the pandemic and economy threw us into... | ||
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