GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoThey keep our valuelemmy.worldimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down19cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1224arrow-down1imageThey keep our valuelemmy.worldGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square17fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoAt some point the trade is going to be less than the cost of rent
minus-squareGodlessCommie@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours ago At some point That time is now
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoWell, not quite 22.4 million households who, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, pay more than a third of their income in rent. Paying anything above the standard 30% threshold is commonly considered a cost burden. What’s more, 12 million of those renters are severely cost burdened, which means they are spending more than half their income on housing. We are still below 100% for now, for most people, but it will get worse
At some point the trade is going to be less than the cost of rent
That time is now
Well, not quite
We are still below 100% for now, for most people, but it will get worse