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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by ac29 on Monday September 06, 2021 @02:03PM (#28436334)
The problem is "affordable housing" isnt actually affordable for many. I qualify for it in the city I live in, and despite working full time for significantly above minimum wage, the rent on a 1bd apartment through this program would be about 75% of my take-home income.
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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by nnnnnkkk on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @08:31AM (#28443885)
Only in the late twentieth century has a private 1br apartment for single people become something people feel they're entitled to.

I've been in your situation, and you know what I did? I got a roommate. Really cuts on costs, and getting married makes the situation permanent.

At no time in history have the poorest been able to afford one bedroom apartments alone. Remember the stories of huge families crammed into apartments from 100 years ago? The fact that you only need one roommate instead of eleven to get by is progress.

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Re:Plans for a new city in the American desert by jsjohnst on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @12:25AM (#28440923)
Would you be willing to state what city this is and your profession? I think it would go a long way towards showing how real this problem is to skeptics.
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