this post was submitted on 19 May 2024
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Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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[–] nickhammes 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You shouldn't need a housemate to be able to afford to live somewhere

[–] Alexstarfire 4 points 4 months ago

I agree, but the headline says household, which isn't very specific. This seems to be poor data representation IMO.

[–] Bolt 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

With two bedrooms? It would be nice if the average person could support a dependant, but I feel like the point would be made more strongly by showing that the average person can't even afford their own rent (which I assume is the case in many of these areas).

[–] nickhammes 1 points 4 months ago

I don't mean the average person. If a person working full time has a dependent, and can't support them with reasonable accommodations, our society has failed them. For a single parent with a child this would mean two bedrooms