Rob said: > Hourly wages a full-time worker must earn to afford to rent a modest > two-bedroom home, according to the National Low Incoming Housing Coalition: <snip>
Of interest, has anyone on here read _Nickel and Dimed_? I've just finished it, and it made for very interested reading. There an inspired by- book in the UK as well called Below the Breadline which is good, but not as compulsive... N&D seems to suggest that there is nowhere someone could live in the US where they could afford to live in anything like approaching comfort on minimum wage. Even in towns where there is a shortage of employees willing to take minimum wage jobs they don't pay more money, and infact use every method known (legal and illegal) to claw back cash. I'm interested to hear if that chimes with (esp American) Brin-L'rs experience? It certainly sits easily with my experience of UK employers.... Rik. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
