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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by PenguinCoder on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:29PM (#31562020)
Aside from the minimum wage income, no other number you said is remotely in line with reality.
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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by hattmall on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:37PM (#31562112)
That's not true at all. Those are absolutely real numbers. Cheapest ACA plans with income of $13k is $20 and no deductible. Lots of Apartments for $500 or less all over US. Check Zillow, which is a poor representative.
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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by jayd16 on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:59PM (#31562387)
Your minimum wage number goes over the $13k income.

>Check Zillow

There's literally zero matches for rents under $500 in LA County.

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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by hattmall on Monday May 30, 2022 @04:41PM (#31563417)
13k isn't a cut off, it doesn't change much. If your are in California medi-cal would be free anyway, and the minimum wage would be much higher.

But...don't live in LA county... Or even California, the options are not either be homeless or live in the most expensive place in the US.

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