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Re:Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state by rayiner on Thursday July 16, 2020 @06:36PM (#23864639)
Doesn’t it make sense to set the floors based on the typical person, and accommodate other people in personalized ways? For example, the vast majority of low wage workers are not parents. If we want to set a floor for parents, we can have housing subsidies for families with children. Isn’t that better and more efficient?
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Re:Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state by scarface74 on Thursday July 16, 2020 @06:46PM (#23864740)
We already have a floor for parents - the EITC. We have the mechanism in place already. Just not the political will to raise it.

Historically, the EITC has been supported by both Republican and Democratic administrations.

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