It depends where you live. Rooming houses are extremely (and I mean extremely) uncommon here due to zoning and health code issues and are generally not an option. Furthermore, these properties often have more profitable alternative uses, so if they are sold, the use terminates. In the case where people move into such places here, they stay for a long time or their entire life, because alternate housing at a similar price level simply does not exist.
OK? And the same thing would have happened back in Leo XIII’s time. A workman gets killed on the job (or severely maimed) and is unable to work.
Sharing apartments is something very commonly done among 20 somethings in metro DC, because of the extraordinary cost of housing (especially housing in decent areas) here. If you have three people sharing out a 3 br apartment, it becomes almost affordable on the wages they make at that age (a $2400 apartment split in 3 parts is almost do-able on a $45-$50k salary, which is what most of the young staffers, young bureaucrats, and young contractor people start out at).
John Stossel of Fox News did a special on this about a year ago. You can watch it on Youtube in its entirety, and I encourage you if you have the time. In case you don’t, below are two links. One summarizes the Stossel segment, the other source document’s the nightmare of trying to start you’re own businesses. In case you aren’t aware, Stossel is not a fan of Big Government. I think these link’s get to the point without covering you up with mountain’s of data. I know many, including myself who have tried to start business, and the barrier is daunting to be generous. Most failed not because they weren’t capable. Not because they weren’t “go getter’s,” but because of the endless red tape.
ILL take my 32 years experience working with small to medium sized businesses over Stossel any day. You just need tho consult with someone echo knows how to navigate the red tape
I’m not suggesting that a living wage includes the “ability to purchase the Beemer and the 80 inch LCD for their McMansion. They may not be able to make a video on their iPhone 20.”
I will admit I’m out of my element in self ownership and small business. So I will heed you’re advice. I worked for arguably one of the top ten companies in the world. It was again, arguably the most physically and mentally demanding job in the world. It’s the last of the “hire to retire” jobs left, if you have the perseverance to grind it out. So my perspective is seen through a different lens.
A lot of apartment and room sharing goes on here also, but much of it is not legal. It can become a major headache for the property owner is some gets hurt on premises.
In my area, 40-50k would not meet all those needs for a family of 4. Not unless that family of 4 was living in Section 8 housing. In other areas, 40-50k would be a VERY healthy salary for a family of 4.
That’s because, irrespective of the dollar amount you attach to it, any given job has a set hourly value in terms of what you can exchange it for. Dollars are just to facilitate the exchange of goods and services. It is what it is - you can’t get more stuff for less work just by forcing employers to adhere to a living wage.
Thank you for that information!But those funds lent out are supposed to be paid back: ask.com/wiki/Social_Security_(United_States)#Trust_fund and motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/12/social-security-trust-fund-is-real so in the sense that some of the funds have NOT been paid back then yes, social security was raided.
OK? And the same thing would have happened back in Leo XIII’s time. A workman gets killed on the job (or severely maimed) and is unable to work.
In Leo XIII’s time. Exactly. We should be able to correct the situation that only the ‘rich’ can afford to go to the doctor. Surely in today’s society we can prevent people from becoming poor due to ill health or an accident. It would help those working at McDonald’s or any other company. When people lose everything they have they become a burden on society And when hard-working people become a burden it’s horrible. If we can prevent this then it will cost way less in the long run. Home foreclosures and auto repos aren’t good for anyone. Yes, the poor will be with us always but people shouldn’t be poor because of illness or accident in my humble opinion. But we are. I just can’t understand why health-care isn’t as important to our country as local, state and federal highways, schools and defense. We pool our resources for those things why not health care?
They haven’t been paid back because Social Security hasn’t attempted to cash in the bonds yet. When that happens, there will be chaos, in as much as the government I’d already running a huge deficit every year. It will be a massive cascade effect that will destroy the economy.
The problem is many have no idea that they are doing so. Loaning tens of thousands of dollars to a person that’s never held a job and has no concept of money? Who does that… Oh yeah, the government…
Have you ever seen a plan for the government to pay it back?
Actually it was only under the Bush tax cuts that married people finally paid an amount EQUAL to single people - before that single people paid less. When you factor in a family they are still paying more - sometimes a LOT MORE.