“Today there isn’t a single state, city or county in the United States where a full-time minimum-wage worker can afford a median-priced two-bedroom apartment,” writes Brian Goldstone at The New York Times
Millions of Americans have full-time jobs but can’t afford housing. They live in their cars, or motels, or double up with more fortunate people. These homeless are intentionally excluded from US homelessness statistics, perpetuating the myth that homeless people are mostly drug-addicted or mentally ill.
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“For millions of Americans, the greatest threat isn’t that they’ll lose their jobs. It’s that the job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.… when work no longer provides stability, when wages are too low and rents are too high, when millions of people are one medical bill, one missed paycheck, one rent hike away from losing their homes – who, exactly, is safe?”