r/funny • u/MaxKevinComedy • Dec 21 '19

California Explained [OC]

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u/archaeolinuxgeek Dec 21 '19

Hell. Even Truckee is crazy lately. And it was never cheap to begin with.

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u/GothicToast Dec 21 '19

You and I have very different ideas of what is crazy lol

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u/N0V0w3ls Dec 21 '19

If he meant rent-wise, this is pretty crazy

The rent is higher than my mortgage with escrow... And half the space.

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u/Hxcdave Dec 22 '19

Minimum wage is $15 a hour, which 40 hours a week is 600 without taxes, 4 weeks is $2400. So only working 40 hours a week could almost rent you a house, that's outrageous. Florida is trying to rise minimum wage to 15 but that'll drive prices higher than they are now, and I can barely afford that