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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by _tom_ on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:35PM (#31562092)
The average Apartment in California is over $3000. If there is anything that is 500, it will be worse than a tent.
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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by hattmall on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:41PM (#31562176)
It's not worse than a tent / car, and you don't need to stay in California. Although there are spots for less than $500, even in CA.
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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by ceeplusplus on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:41PM (#31562165)
No, that's an average luxury apartment or 2 bedroom regular apartment. If you're working a minimum wage job you can live with roommates. You can absolutely find a shared room with 1 other person for $900/mo (OP's $7.25 assumption is wrong as minimum wage in LA is $16.04/h = $2500/mo fulltime). In California you would also qualify for MediCal which is completely free, including 0 copay.
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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by masonic on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @02:56AM (#31566795)
>The average Apartment in California is over $3000

In the Bay Area or L.A.; not the other 90% of CA.

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Re:Profiles of people living in homeless encampments, rarely... by colinmhayes on Monday May 30, 2022 @02:40PM (#31562155)
Probably leave california. They'll even give you a bus ticket for free.
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