@return2ozma to Work Reform • 1 day agoCalifornia voters to consider raising minimum wage to $18 with Proposition 32abc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square24arrow-up1155arrow-down12cross-posted to: politicscalifornia
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•1 day agohttps://rentalrealestate.com/data/rent/california/ Avg Studio Apartment Rent: $1575 Required Hourly Wage for rent to be 1/3 of income, working 40 hrs a week (taxes ignored): $29.54 Avg One Bed Rent: $1724 Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $32.33 Avg Two Bed Rent: $2,161 Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $40.52 … So basically, you can afford a studio apartment on a full time min wage job if you share it with someone who works about 20 hrs a week at min wage… … all ignoring taxes on your income.
minus-square@kemsatlink3•10 hours agoThat’s if you can find a studio. All I could find by me was 1 & 2 bedrooms.
https://rentalrealestate.com/data/rent/california/
Avg Studio Apartment Rent: $1575
Required Hourly Wage for rent to be 1/3 of income, working 40 hrs a week (taxes ignored): $29.54
Avg One Bed Rent: $1724
Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $32.33
Avg Two Bed Rent: $2,161
Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $40.52
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So basically, you can afford a studio apartment on a full time min wage job if you share it with someone who works about 20 hrs a week at min wage…
… all ignoring taxes on your income.
That’s if you can find a studio. All I could find by me was 1 & 2 bedrooms.