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Maybe subsidized housing of some kind. Definitely not a market rate apartment... Those are prices from 15 years ago!!!
Lol thanks for the laugh.
I just checked Zillow. There were a lot of 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartments in Brooklyn in the $1250 - $1350 range. A worker earning $40,000 could afford $600 or $700 for her share. Heck, my rent in the 80s was $500 when I was earning $20,000 or so - and I still had to commute from the suburbs into DC. I did it with no problem, although I did have to budget carefully.
She is not in any trouble at all with her $40,000 salary. She just has to share is all.
I somewhat agree with your opinion. It's disgusting what CEOs get paid but this is capitalism - much better than everyone standing in food line waiting for their gov't rations.
So because you don't want people to get "gov't rations" you think CEOs cam get paid even if they drive their company into the ground? Why can't we have both? It isn't an either or proposition. The problem is because there are lower wages, we do kinda of need the rations. Mainly due to corporate greed.
A married couple with high school diplomas could both get jobs there, and bring home almost $80,000 a year. That’s pretty decent money in many areas of the city, and would allow them to rent a nice apartment.
Amazon will have no problem filling jobs at $19 an hour, especially after the government stops the excess unemployment payments.
Amen. Glad to see 25 states wisely ending the sit on your butt and couch surf bonuses in the next few weeks. 11 ended as of now.
Why are you defending the people who can drive a company into the ground and often times still get paid even in bankruptcy while the rest of the workers are out of the job on the DOL through no fault of their own?
pretty far off-topic.
Though I suspect most people would agree that when a company shuts down, the executives should be the last to get paid.
Most of us lived with roommates when we were in our twenties just starting careers. If you are low income you can qualify for food stamps and other things.
Only if you are disabled, have a dependent, or are pregnant, can you qualify for food stamps and other things.
Why are you defending the people who can drive a company into the ground and often times still get paid even in bankruptcy while the rest of the workers are out of the job on the DOL through no fault of their own?
Lol, even better than that, the execs will get bonuses for "navigating the company through bankruptcy".
I just checked Zillow. There were a lot of 2-bedroom, 1-bath apartments in Brooklyn in the $1250 - $1350 range. A worker earning $40,000 could afford $600 or $700 for her share. Heck, my rent in the 80s was $500 when I was earning $20,000 or so - and I still had to commute from the suburbs into DC. I did it with no problem, although I did have to budget carefully.
She is not in any trouble at all with her $40,000 salary. She just has to share is all.
There’s no 2 bedrooms for that price is Brooklyn … unless it’s in a burned out building.
Hey - companies shut down locations all the time. It sucks for the worker. We should be helping those workers.
But that has nothing to do with a person who takes a job but chooses not to adjust their lifestyle to afford a reasonable existence because of what they earn.
There’s no 2 bedrooms for that price is Brooklyn … unless it’s in a burned out building.
I just checked on Zillow, as I said. There were several. They looked OK.
Here’s an option. It’s a 3-bedroom for $1850. She shares with 2 others, and they each pay slightly more than $600. But really, with her salary, she could afford more.
Last edited by Rachel976; 06-19-2021 at 08:28 PM..
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