NY Times on Wyoming

[kmudgn]

I( have not been to Jackson Hole in about 10 years. Even back then, the change from "sleepy" town near YNP to A list destination was startling. Even crazier and more expensive now

Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age

Jackson, Wyo., has long been a refuge for the rich. But the last five years saw a boom in wealth of a kind never before seen. Across the country, the 2017 tax cuts minted hundreds of new billionaires.

www.nytimes.com

 

[troutpocket]

I spent a summer working in Jackson in the mid-90’s. There may not have been as many billionaires then, but they were present. The history of Grand Tetons NP is a billionaires tale.

 

[Wade Rivers]

My son lives there and is blessed to own a home. The job market and economics are whacky.

Lots of crazy outdoor enthusiasts though. Fun place to live if you can figure out the housing

 

[Snopro]

Lots of crazy outdoor enthusiasts though. Fun place to live if you can figure out the housing

Sounds familiar.

 

[Salmo_g]

I don't like being cynical, but I'd enjoy the poetic justice of a community of billionaires getting tax break after tax break and then . . . poof! No infrastructure - worn out roads and bridges, no police, no fire protection, no service industry to serve or maintain billionaire estates. Nothing! I'd like to see that play out.

 

[Chris Bellows]

That area has a long history of the super wealthy doing things the locals don't approve of, like buying and preserving the land that is now Grand Teton National Park. Unfortunately I don't think this newer class of super wealthy is as into metaphorically "planting trees for future generations."

 

[DimeBrite]

Now is a good time to be a Jackson Hole artist. Sell bad art at premium prices.