"There’s not one U.S. city or county where someone working a 40-hr wk on min wage of $7.25 can afford to rent a modest 2-bed apartment. Minimum wage workers need to work 3 full time jobs to make modest 2-bed rental home affordable." - National Low Income Housing Coalition Report

Jul 12, 2019 · 3:24 PM UTC

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Replying to @10ptPowerSword @marwilliamson
It’s not impossible. All of us have so much potential. Some however, it’s capped, and it’s blocked. No one should have to undergo such an amount of suffering. It’s not really about how hard you work either. Most is inheritance and luck. There are other
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Replying to @10ptPowerSword @marwilliamson
It’s not uncommon to have no ability to provide a response because quite frankly, there is nothing to say to what I’ve stated on your part.
Replying to @patty_guynn @marwilliamson
I was thinking more about apartments and rentals. They say apartments are priced to what the market can bear, but for whom? Only the rich? Folks are getting priced out of their homes and laws are being made against seeking shelter in their cars. What gives?
Who made that up?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Quit and look for another job, raising the minimum wage isn't the answer.
Replying to @marwilliamson
That's why a lot of people live with their parents
@Jack24932350 , you’re right. People do need to be responsible and sometimes that means getting roommates. But the trend of the past 40 years must be reversed. The current trend will drive all but the top 0.1% into inescapable poverty. avg workers are not being fairly compensated
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Minimum wage pay was never intended to sustain a family. It’s much more complicated than simply ‘hey, raise minimum wage’
Replying to @marwilliamson
Amen! No matter what a person does for a living...EVERYONE deserves to be able to obtain the necessities of life
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