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In reply to the discussion: This is what oligarchy looks like. [View all]CrispyQ
(36,458 posts)2. Rent is $1000 a bedroom in my area. Starter homes are over $300K.
Kids are graduating from college with debt that equals what I paid for my house 30 years ago but minimum wage is only a couple of dollars higher. The pundits on TV can squawk all they want about the great economy but I don't think most people are feeling it. They will milk it for as long as they can, but an economy for the few can't last.
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The article is worth a read, I'm not clear after reading that how the housing would be provided.
Agschmid
Jun 2019
#1
As the law was written a lot of small companies would have paid the head tax
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2019
#10
This revolt was spearheaded by Amazon. With a threat to NOT hire 7000 workers if this went through.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2019
#38
Those are not much higher than the prices in south Louisiana, where the avg income is about $36k.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#6
I'm presuming checking out "all that" is easier for you than finding the speaking times...
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#35
I think part of it is many feel that current tax dollars aren't effectively spent.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2019
#39
What I don't understand is that they could also benefit from agreeing to this tax
LiberalLovinLug
Jun 2019
#26