▲ 338 ▼ CNN Poll: Half of Americans think the economy is getting worse, despite months of stronger economic news | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com) submitted 3 years ago by captainjman2@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 108 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 4lan@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah I got a 20% raise and my rent is going up 24%. Any progress I make is immediately thwarted. If I stay here I'll be paying half my take home income on rent for a 1BR permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qarbone@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago That is literally the deal in Boston, MA. Where the going rate for a 1 bedroom apartment is in the ballpark of $2500 USD/month. Exactly half of my take-home income. Oh, that's without factoring in utilities. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago That is literally the deal in Boston, MA. Where the going rate for a 1 bedroom apartment is in the ballpark of $2500 USD/month. Exactly half of my take-home income. Oh, that's without factoring in utilities. permalink fedilink source parent