I think cost of living has gone beyond being a local issue. Frankly it’s a global issue, but at the very least it’s national, and the federal government telling us to complain to the local governments (who have zero power to change food or housing costs) isn’t a solution, it’s a merry go round.
its less of a global issue, its very specific to countries. it basically affects countries who has a lot of property that can be seen as an investment for profit. house ownership is a rolling ball, once you own a few, it becomes easier to own more, and then it results into a situation where concentration of ownership is in the hands of the few.
I don’t know how it works in Canada, but in the US, each state has its own minimum wage. In California, we just upped minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hour. If there’s something similar that you can do in Canada, that would certainly be a great first step.
I think cost of living has gone beyond being a local issue. Frankly it’s a global issue, but at the very least it’s national, and the federal government telling us to complain to the local governments (who have zero power to change food or housing costs) isn’t a solution, it’s a merry go round.
its less of a global issue, its very specific to countries. it basically affects countries who has a lot of property that can be seen as an investment for profit. house ownership is a rolling ball, once you own a few, it becomes easier to own more, and then it results into a situation where concentration of ownership is in the hands of the few.
I don’t know how it works in Canada, but in the US, each state has its own minimum wage. In California, we just upped minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hour. If there’s something similar that you can do in Canada, that would certainly be a great first step.