Jophiel wrote:
Kavekkk wrote:
If you own your house, sure. Food and appliances are both very cheap, rent is the main expense for low income people by far.
I was thinking the same and it's shades of the whole "poor people don't know how good they have it with their color televisions and microwave ovens" argument while they struggle to pay rent and keep the utilities connected (much less acquire a doctor's bill).
The issue is that the cost of voluntary (mainly electronic) consumer goods goes down as new stuff comes on the market but housing, energy costs, transportation, food, medical and other necessities tends to go up. Being able to acquire one isn't necessarily indicative of the ability to acquire the other.
With current design & construction that is true, but you can build differently. I realize it sounds ****** to say "Well just live in a tiny house", it is sorta a solution.
Uglysasquatch wrote:
Timelordwho wrote:
There are areas where Housing costs are very low, so if you can find work there you are all set.
Generally housing costs are low because so is employment.
Well, if you have to show up at a structure to work, yes.
Edited, Mar 22nd 2016 2:29pm by Timelordwho