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30$ Minimum Wage?
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I might be very confused, but if a two-bedroom household requires ~$30/h, wouldn't that be ~$15/h each?
2nd bedroom doesn't necessarily mean 2nd income. Children, for example.
You shouldn't need a housemate to be able to afford to live somewhere
I agree, but the headline says household, which isn't very specific. This seems to be poor data representation IMO.
With two bedrooms? It would be nice if the average person could support a dependant, but I feel like the point would be made more strongly by showing that the average person can't even afford their own rent (which I assume is the case in many of these areas).
I don't mean the average person. If a person working full time has a dependent, and can't support them with reasonable accommodations, our society has failed them. For a single parent with a child this would mean two bedrooms
Yes, however, that’s just rent. No other expenses included
Wouldn't it make more sense to consider the income that can afford the rent as some % of expenses, rather than just doubling it?
If you have a roommate the price is halved. A 1 bedroom apartment isn't much of a discount. Last I checked a 2 bedroom apartment is (for example) $1,500 month. A 1 bedroom apartment is $1,350 month. Apartments have a bathroom, kitchen, living room, etc. It's not just the bedroom.
Most young people aren't married so no. And getting a roommate is risky too.
No it's not. Since the beginning of man kind the human race has been grouping up families as well as have the young men (because work and sexism) living together to reduce living costs.
The planet is as safe as it's always been and you have been brainwashed by the media thinking it's unsafe. Stop being afraid of your neighbor.
It's not really physical danger that's the issue, it's what happens when youre roommate can't make rent?