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Gotta ask, because this issue comes up in many major cities: And what if the service workers who make substantially less than the higher earners who so rely on
by 52-6F-62 8y ago
Gotta ask, because this issue comes up in many major cities:
And what if the service workers who make substantially less than the higher earners who so rely on them?
Does the cost go down that much for a 4 bedroom split between four people on minimum wage? In a lot of places it doesn’t.
- ndnxhs 8y agoThe service workers move somewhere else where they can afford to live. The ones that remain can demand a higher price for their work
- afarrell 8y ago...When they are actually working. But if you are fired from the job, you still need to pay rent for the time it takes to find a new job. Having high rent reduces your personal “runway”. This makes bootstrapped startups hard and it makes like as a lower-income worker very risky/stressful
- ndnxhs 8y agoIf you don't like the risk/stress there are plenty of other places to live. If you choose to live in SF when you can't afford it then that just not a wise decision. Eventually the prices will even out and you will just have to pay $30 for a sandwich.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoIs that happening? Are service workers in SF paid a living wage? Or are people like fast food workers being paid minimum wage and commuting 2 hours?
- almost_usual 8y agoChances are you know someone who is on rent control and you’ll pay $700-$800 for a room. Not too many service workers move to SF if they don’t know someone there already.. Hell I know someone paying $850 for a one bedroom in Duboce.