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Maybe individuals aren't supposed to live as "single adults" in such a place/market? You know, nothing wrong with staying with parents/roommates until you are m
by zo1 11y ago
Maybe individuals aren't supposed to live as "single adults" in such a place/market? You know, nothing wrong with staying with parents/roommates until you are making a salary that allows you to live by your own. That is the problem with these back of the envelope calculations, they never take into account the ingenuity and resourcefulness of humans.
- pmiller2 11y agoDid you notice that even sharing the median 2 or 3 BR apartment doesn't work on the so-called "living wage"? To make the argument that people making a "living wage" should be supported by someone in order to have the privilege of living in SF is paternalistic at best and borderline ridiculous at worst. My argument isn't that people making $14/hour should be able to live on their own; it's that we shouldn't call $14/hour a "living wage" unless it enables someone to live on their own (or, at least with roommates).