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Minimum Wage Workers Can’t Afford Rent Anywhere In The Country - Democratic Underground
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Minimum Wage Workers Can’t Afford Rent Anywhere In The Country
http://www.nationofchange.org/news/2016/05/27/minimum-wage-workers-cant-afford-rent-anywhere-country/

People who make the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour can’t find an affordable place to live anywhere in the country, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition.

But perhaps even more surprising is that even if the minimum wage were raised to $15 an hour — the level low-wage workers have been demanding in a constant flow of strikes and protests and the highest level supported by Democratic lawmakers — they would still be out of luck.
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