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Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 14:34:18 2018

Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.
A minimum-wage worker would have to put in lots of overtime to be able to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the country. And downsizing to a one-bedroom pad barely helps.

Even with some states hiking pay for those earning the least, there is still nowhere in the country where a person working a full-time minimum wage job can afford to rent a decent two-bedroom apartment, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

Even the $15 hourly wage touted by labor activists would not be enough to make housing affordable in the overwhelming majority of states, the coalition found. Nationally, someone would need to make $17.90 an hour to rent a modest one-bedroom or $22.10 an hour to cover a two-bedroom place.

Renters across the country earn an average hourly rate of $16.88, the report estimated, a finding that illustrates how even folks earning more than the minimum wage scramble to pay for housing.

The findings are based on the standard budgeting concept of not spending more than 30 percent of one's income on housing.

The nation's costliest housing is in Hawaii, where one would need to earn $36.13, or roughly $75,000 a year, to be able to rent a modest two-bedroom. The state's minimum wage increased to $10.10 an hour this year.

The cheapest housing in the U.S. can be found in Arkansas, where the minimum wage is $8.50 an hour. Yet one would have to make $13.84 an hour, or roughly $29,000 a year, to afford a two-bedroom apartment.

A one-bedroom is affordable for minimum-wage employees in all of 22 counties in just five states -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Each has a higher minimum wage than the $7.25 federal minimum.

The study bases its definition of "modest" rental housing on a weighted average of fair market rent estimates developed annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to calculate the agency's housing assistance to poor people around the country.

The cost of housing has steadily risen along with increased demand for rentals, yet new construction has trended toward the high-end market due to lofty development expenses, the findings said.

"While the housing market may have recovered for many, we are nonetheless experiencing an affordable housing crisis, especially for very low-income families," Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont wrote in the report's preface. "In America today, nearly 11 million families pay more than half of their limited incomes toward rent and utilities. That leaves precious little for other essentials."
© 2018 CBS Interactive

YAHOO NEWS

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Jun 14 14:41:55 2018, in response to Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 14:34:18 2018.

Why the fuck does a minimum wage worker need a two bedroom?

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 14:44:44 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Jun 14 14:41:55 2018.

cant afford a one bedroom either !!
ok ?

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 15:03:40 2018, in response to Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 14:34:18 2018.

Good. Minimum wage was never intended to support a household.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 15:05:14 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 15:03:40 2018.

all right how do you support yourself when you have to move out of your parents house and live independently
( for one example )


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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:08:43 2018, in response to Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 14:34:18 2018.

Well then it's up to the people to get a job that pays better than minimum wage. It's as simple as that. And if they don't have the skills to get a job that pays more than minimum wage, get the skills.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 15:15:01 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:08:43 2018.

where ?
explain idiot
and explain how
nut

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 15:32:09 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 15:05:14 2018.

If by the time you move from your parents house you have not acquired skills to allow you to earn a sustaining wage, you've done something wrong. Welcome to working 80 hours

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 15:32:25 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 15:05:14 2018.

If by the time you move from your parents house you have not acquired skills to allow you to earn a sustaining wage, you've done something wrong. Welcome to working 80 hours

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:44:50 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 15:05:14 2018.

You get a job! That's what my grandfather did, that's what my father did, that's what I did! And you get a job that pays a living wage.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:45:09 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 15:32:09 2018.

Exactly!

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:47:19 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 15:15:01 2018.

You might want to try using commas next time before you call someone an idiot. It's called going to school and getting a degree so you can get that job, or learning a trade so you can get a good job. Or you can even take federal, state, and local Civil Service tests or something similar.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 16:09:53 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 15:15:01 2018.

Did you have to work for minimum wage?

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:17:46 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 16:09:53 2018.

too much

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:18:11 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:47:19 2018.

STFU OK ?
GOOD

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:18:35 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:45:09 2018.

WRONG

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:19:09 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 15:32:25 2018.

ok explain how you do that

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 16:19:12 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:17:46 2018.

And why was that?

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:19:37 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 15:44:50 2018.

where ?
man you are such a idiot

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by Dave on Thu Jun 14 16:24:27 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 16:19:12 2018.

Because he'd rather bitch about it than work.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:38:17 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by Dave on Thu Jun 14 16:24:27 2018.

BULLSHIT YOU TRUMPANZEE FOX

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:38:58 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 16:19:12 2018.

FOX
TRUMPANZEE
^^^^
THE ABOVE IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH THIS ALL

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 16:40:46 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:17:46 2018.

How old were you when working for minimum wage.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:43:08 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 16:40:46 2018.

old enough TRAIN DUDE

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 16:50:07 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:43:08 2018.

Obviously you are so ignorant that you can't read a screen name correctly so it's no wonder that a fucking moron like you had to work for minimum wage. In fact, I'm surprised that you were able to earn that much, you fucking dummy.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:53:06 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 16:50:07 2018.

this is also BULLSHIT

TRAIN DUDE

if you all would pull your heads out of trumps ass you would know
whats going on here and the real truth in this all
but that would be aski9ng you to think outside of being a TRUMPANZEE
and watch FOX as for all your information

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:56:49 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 16:50:07 2018.

this is also BULLSHIT

TRAIN DUDE

if you all would pull your heads out of trumps ass you would know
whats going on here and the real truth in this all
but that would be asking you to think outside of being a TRUMPANZEE
and watch FOX as for all your information

correction ^^^

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Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:01:01 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:53:06 2018.

Hey, it's you who was not able to earn more than minimum wage because of your ignorance. The last time I earned minimum wage, I was in High School. You must have been a low grade moron to have worked for minimum wage as an adult.

LOL DUMMY


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Posted by Dave on Thu Jun 14 17:01:52 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:38:17 2018.

LOL! Go back to sleep.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:03:21 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:01:01 2018.

not always true and ...............
i drove buses when i was in atlanta georgia
again you are clue less TRAIN DUDE
lol

wake up and get out of trumps ass TRUMPANZEE

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:04:08 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by Dave on Thu Jun 14 17:01:52 2018.

TRUMPANZEE FOX

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
davey from texasssss

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:05:33 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:03:21 2018.

Say what, silverback?

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:06:01 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:05:33 2018.

LOL

man you are clueless

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:07:37 2018, in response to Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 14:34:18 2018.

ONCE AGAIN

'''Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S'''

FACT

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Posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:18:52 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:07:37 2018.

Sally wants some government cheese?

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by Dave on Thu Jun 14 17:21:09 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:05:33 2018.

LOL!

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by Dave on Thu Jun 14 17:24:11 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:18:52 2018.

Serve him Fehmunder cheese....

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:29:49 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:18:11 2018.

That's your answer to a legitimate question?

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:30:30 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:18:35 2018.

How is that in any way shape or form, wrong? You are supposed to leave the house prepared to face the world.

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:31:34 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:19:09 2018.

You either learn a trade by going to school or working for somebody that knows a trade, or you go to college!

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:32:28 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:04:08 2018.

ZZZZZZZZZZZ!! LOL!

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:32:44 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:04:08 2018.

ZZZZZZZZZZZ!! LOL!

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:33:34 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:38:58 2018.

Well let's see, I did not vote for Trump, I do not watch Fox.

So you might want to come up with something more relevant.

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Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:34:27 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 16:19:37 2018.

You know what, lots of people answer certain ways on this board just to be wise asses or to stir the pot, but I truly believe that you don't even see the irony in your statements.

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:37:39 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:18:52 2018.

NO HOPE AT ALL TRUMPANZEE / FOX

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:37:44 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:18:52 2018.

NO HOPE AT ALL TRUMPANZEE / FOX

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:39:07 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:29:49 2018.

TRUMPANZEE / FOX

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:39:22 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:30:30 2018.

TRUMPANZEE / FOX

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Posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:39:25 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by R2ChinaTown on Thu Jun 14 17:01:01 2018.

Same with me. Hell, when I was working part-time in the pizzeria in the 1980's I was still making about over 11 bucks an hour off the books!

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Posted by https://salaamallah.com/ on Thu Jun 14 17:39:55 2018, in response to Re: Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S., posted by BILLBKLYN on Thu Jun 14 17:31:34 2018.

still cant get a wage you can live off of

TRUMPANZEE / FOX

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