http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0918HomeAfford18-ON.html
$14.49 an hour needed to afford Ariz. home, report says WASHINGTON - Nowhere in the country could a minimum-wage employee afford to pay rent on a two-bedroom home, an advocacy group said Wednesday. And in three-quarters of the country, even two full-time, minimum-wage jobs couldn't pay for such housing. [SNIP] rob Come on, what a joke. A state average is not a good measuring stick. Here in Harrisburg most jobs are above minimum wage, they advertise the fact. So yes the housing may be more expensive, but the wages are higher also. One person should not be living in a two bedroom house. Kevin T. I understand the arguments, they are probably looking at a single parent with one or two children having to find good housing, but it's still just a headline grabbing puff piece. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
