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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the statistic for one bedrooms is almost as bad. In 93% of US counties, you can't afford a one bedroom on a minimum wage salary

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

that's just the statistic, but yeah. Can't afford that either. But people will tell you to "just move somewhere affordable" when the point is there isn't a single place in the US where you can afford a two-bed apartment on minimum wage – which should be a wage you can live on

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

same. the minimum wage should be a living wage but we're nowhere close

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

this isn't about cities. there's not a single US state where you can afford a two bedroom on a full time minimum wage salary. And for 93% of US counties, you can't afford a one bedroom

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