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Old 03-19-2012, 06:56 PM   #286
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There must be something wrong in the calculations for Nevada,
... 92 hrs out of 160 h/month just for rent ?
...in a State with all those foreclosures and vacant houses.
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Old 03-19-2012, 07:11 PM   #287
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Even in the cheapest states, two adults working 40 hours at minimum wage are still spending 3/4 of their combined income on rent alone.

Insert incredulous stare here.
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Old 03-19-2012, 07:36 PM   #288
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I bet they waste the rest of their income on food or some other such nonsense.
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Old 03-19-2012, 07:42 PM   #289
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Livin it right here baby! I'm surrounded by that dark blue.
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Old 03-19-2012, 07:46 PM   #290
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Anyone else notice that the giant block of US defense spending is almost exactly the same shade of blue as the really expensive housing areas? Coincidence? Conspiracy? or Causal connection?
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Old 03-19-2012, 08:01 PM   #291
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There must be something wrong in the calculations for Nevada,
... 92 hrs out of 160 h/month just for rent ?
...in a State with all those foreclosures and vacant houses.
I think that's 92 hours per week, not per month.
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Old 03-19-2012, 08:02 PM   #292
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Wow. Take out everything but the title and legend, and its still depressing.

eta: add the map back in, and unless I missed one, I live in the maximum.
You might have missed Hawaii.
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Old 03-19-2012, 08:26 PM   #293
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Anyone can miss Hawaii, it's so small...
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Old 03-19-2012, 08:58 PM   #294
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I wonder of those are based on federal minimum wage (which I think is currently $7.25/hr) or state minimum wage?

I think the table is in error. Here's an example - Colorado minimum wage is $7.64/hr and the table indicates you would need to work 85 hours per week to afford an apartment. That comes out to be $649/week, or $2814/month.

Maybe they mean after taxes, or after taxes and groceries and gas and all other expenses.
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Old 03-20-2012, 06:32 AM   #295
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Old 03-20-2012, 07:04 AM   #296
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Old 03-20-2012, 08:31 AM   #297
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That's what Thor said too.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:05 PM   #298
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Ah, so I did.
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Old 03-22-2012, 04:20 PM   #299
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I wonder of those are based on federal minimum wage (which I think is currently $7.25/hr) or state minimum wage?

I think the table is in error. Here's an example - Colorado minimum wage is $7.64/hr and the table indicates you would need to work 85 hours per week to afford an apartment. That comes out to be $649/week, or $2814/month.

Maybe they mean after taxes, or after taxes and groceries and gas and all other expenses.
Rent is usually monthly. I got the impression the number was how many hours a month for the rent. Also, nobody could do it in a week on Minimum wage, no matter where you live.
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Old 03-22-2012, 05:40 PM   #300
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Rent is usually monthly.
When you talk about rent that minimum wage earners can afford, that rent is quite often by-the-week.

Cheapest place in my town is the local mobile home park. $130/week. But, the water bill is included in the rent.
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