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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by teakettle42 on Thursday July 14, 2022 @12:20PM (#32098042)
> If people are to work all kinds of jobs at all levels of income there, then people at all income levels should be able to live there as well.

Why should taxpayers subsidize employers unwilling to pay a living wage?

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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time by giraffe_lady on Thursday July 14, 2022 @02:11PM (#32099538)
Yes I agree we should force employers to pay living wages.

They're definitely closely related issues but I don't know that you can completely solve for one in terms of the other though.

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