All the rich have to do is keep raising rent, keep home prices high, and continue lobbying to take our rights away… so far, they have been wildly successful with zero evidence of it slowing.
The price I’m paying now for a 2 bedroom apartment in the suburbs in a “pretty good” complex is $2200/m. It’s not fancy, just average.
10 years ago, in the same area, I rented a three story, three bedroom, two car garage townhome for $1500.
I am making about the same amount of money now than I was then. I’ll take that amount, because more isn’t possible to find right now.
Minimum wage in my area is ~$16.50
I’m guessing they don’t want everyone knowing their only source of food is hot pockets.