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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months 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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