Here, minimum wage covers about 75-80% of rent if you're living in a slum.
This isn't even in a major city, just a city with 75k residents in Appalachia.
So it's basically impossible to live without co-habitation or tons of roommates. Lots of families end up in the trailer scam. $400/month lot fees, but you 'own' the trailer. Only problem is that they're impossible to move and if you miss lot fees, the slumlord, aka Warren Buffet, can take your home if you don't move it fast enough. Then they turn around and rent it to people in even worse conditions.
Here, minimum wage covers about 75-80% of rent if you’re living in a slum.
This is insane. And so is your description of the trailer thing. No wonder tent cities are popping up all over the US.
And it's not just housing, again - I never have to worry about my health, and even stuff such as Internet is so much less expensive than in the US (I pay 30EUR - ~35USD for a VDSL unlimited internet connection with high bandwidth + TV with 300 channels - don't use it, but still + a landline that can call any mobile or landline in the EU or in the US for free, for example; I imagine such a package would cost quite a bit more in the US).
Here, minimum wage covers about 75-80% of rent if you're living in a slum.
This isn't even in a major city, just a city with 75k residents in Appalachia.
So it's basically impossible to live without co-habitation or tons of roommates. Lots of families end up in the trailer scam. $400/month lot fees, but you 'own' the trailer. Only problem is that they're impossible to move and if you miss lot fees, the slumlord, aka Warren Buffet, can take your home if you don't move it fast enough. Then they turn around and rent it to people in even worse conditions.
This is insane. And so is your description of the trailer thing. No wonder tent cities are popping up all over the US.
And it's not just housing, again - I never have to worry about my health, and even stuff such as Internet is so much less expensive than in the US (I pay 30EUR - ~35USD for a VDSL unlimited internet connection with high bandwidth + TV with 300 channels - don't use it, but still + a landline that can call any mobile or landline in the EU or in the US for free, for example; I imagine such a package would cost quite a bit more in the US).