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The salary a single person needs to get by in every U.S. state (www.cnbc.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Lol it says living wage for my area is $20/hr. At $1,400 median cost for a 1 bedroom, closer to $2000+ typically due to prioritization of luxury condos and apartments, there’s no way in hell anyone is making a living wage at $20/hr.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Yeah everyone references this and I’m glad the tool exists, but I don’t think it’s been able to keep up with the insane inflation and rent hikes of the last two years.

    It says $17.50 for a single person in my area, but there’s maybe two cockroach-infested, 600 sq ft apartments in my whole city that you could qualify for on that wage.

    I also live in one of the more affordable cities in my county, so I really don’t know how they got that number for 2023 to begin with.

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