A Boring Dystopia

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Rising rents, not mental-health issues or addiction, are driving homelessness, advocates say (www.msn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I live in an area that is well known for low cost of living. And you're wrong. Rent is still egregiously high compared to wages. The problem doesn't just magically disappear when you're not looking. Sheesh

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When I lived in Houston, rent for a studio apartment was $700 a month and $900 a month for a really nice one. Minimum wage was (and still is) $7.25 and you'd be hard pressed to find a job that paid $8 an hour or more. Making just $12 an hour was considered a life changing amount of money.