1. You can't raise the minimum wage without also having rent control or more public (section 8) housing. People on minimum wage usually have little negotiating

1. You can't raise the minimum wage without also having rent control or more public (section 8) housing. People on minimum wage usually have little negotiating power. Landlords servo the rents to what the market will bear. The market isn't sympathetic to low wage earners. 2. The California prices mentioned seem to be weighted to population (Rent in large cities). I have a 2br. rental unit in the eastern sierra, and the market there only allows me to charge $900.00/Month.