TIL if you live in Pennsylvania and make minimum wage you'd have to work 105 hours a week to afford a "modest" one bedroom rental. - eviltoast
Out of Reach: Pennsylvania | National Low Income Housing Coalition
nlihc.org
#OOR23 shows how difficult it is for renters to find affordable housing. Find out how much a renter must earn to afford a modest home at https://nlihc.org/oor

This site has these sorts of stats for each state.

  • WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’m concerned about the working poor

    and

    Modest would be sharing a studio with several other people. (…) I don’t think society should be targeting the “lives alone in a one-bedroom” lifestyle as the minimum when sharing a space is a reasonable and much more affordable way to live.

    Aren’t compatible positions, and

    There’s no consensus that the minimum wage actually helps people

    is a laughable one - it’s one of the most studied topics in economics, and when you put any effort whatsoever into controlling for biases, the evidence is unambiguous.