@KonstantinKisin They could, also not live in NY. Being 30 something and living with a roommate is your decision, an option. Not your destiny. The world is your oyster and there's plenty of opportunities elsewhere, states, countries, cities, etc.
The answer is people make their own destinies
@PeterSchiff Haven't their costs soared as well with inflation? As much as gold has gone up, haven't their operational costs done too? I'm not saying that the gdxj doesn't have growth potential, what I'm implying is that maybe that "boom" isn't plausible, maybe?