• PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    When I lived in Houston, rent for a studio apartment was $700 a month and $900 a month for a really nice one. Minimum wage was (and still is) $7.25 and you’d be hard pressed to find a job that paid $8 an hour or more. Making just $12 an hour was considered a life changing amount of money.