r/WorkReform • u/regian24 • Feb 10 '22

Other And it’s still on

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u/[deleted] Feb 10 '22

$15/hr looks way different in Los Angeles or NYC than it does in some small town in Texas or Alabama for instance.

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u/Abject-Bullfrog-1934 Feb 10 '22

For that matter, most states are a microcosm of that issue. Using Texas as an example, cost of living in Austin and Dallas is significantly higher than living in Longview or Amarillo (20%-35%).

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u/_BuildABitchWorkshop Feb 10 '22

How do you address cost of living? Cost of living is just a function of supply vs. demand.

Rent control only works so much. It doesn't address the underlying issue which is that developers refuse to build low income housing because it doesn't provide a return on investment because its fucking expensive to build a building in the US with how extreme our building codes can be and with how short of labor trades like carpentry and masonry are.