So you’re living in one of the most expensive areas in the US and think that’s normal? You could easily move to a lower cost of living area and probably find a job that made it worth the move.
Sure I could move. But there's no well paying work there, so it'd be counterproductive. And of the places where there _is_ work, it is by far not the most expensive place to live. NYC or Bay Area are easily 1.5x of Seattle, and that's in addition to state taxes, which WA doesn't have.
There are plenty of places in the US where the “well paying jobs” vs cost of living makes sense - for most people it makes more sense than the west coast.
