@jeffw to BusinessEnglish • 9 months agoCorporate Landlords' Profits Soar as Tenants Drown in Rent Hikes and Feeswww.commondreams.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1arrow-up155arrow-down11
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minus-square@jordanlundMlinkEnglish13•9 months ago“Overall in the U.S., rent prices have skyrocketed by 31.4% since 2019 while wages have increased by just 23%” Wages haven’t increased at all unless you change jobs. Wage “growth” is absolutely stagnant if you kept working where you’re working. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-who-switch-jobs-are-seeing-pay-gains-nearly-double-of-those-who-stay-put-161454991.html
“Overall in the U.S., rent prices have skyrocketed by 31.4% since 2019 while wages have increased by just 23%”
Wages haven’t increased at all unless you change jobs. Wage “growth” is absolutely stagnant if you kept working where you’re working.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/americans-who-switch-jobs-are-seeing-pay-gains-nearly-double-of-those-who-stay-put-161454991.html