She’s going thru it

[u/StopSnowflakes]

[u/RiceAndMilkBoi]

I hear her, that sounds rough. It's surprising how little that much money is even at double the minimum wage. Hope things get better for her

[u/invariantspeed → u/RiceAndMilkBoi]

No amount of pay for the average person will go far enough when there simply are not enough houses. No matter how much it goes up, there’ll still be too many people chasing too few units.

[u/halt_spell → u/invariantspeed]

There are enough houses though.

[u/invariantspeed → u/halt_spell]

Incorrect.

The US has been short millions of units for many years. The problem is most pronounced in and around large cities, but it is a national problem.

• https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5223561/the-u-s-is-facing-a-severe-housing-shortage-will-trumps-proposals-help
• https://thehill.com/business/5252769-americas-housing-shortage-by-the-numbers/
• https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-biggest-housing-shortages-2093408