• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        I didn’t realize San Francisco is the only city in the US. Rent in every single urban area is out of control. A two bedroom apartment that I rented in Lexington, KY from 1996-2011 for $500 a month is now $1,800.

        A studio apartment that I rented in Altoona, PA from 2011- 2013 for $700 a month is now $1200.

        I could keep looking, as I have rented places in 38 states.

        No where that isn’t rural is cheap in the US anymore. Even the most “affordable” cities are boasting about 1 br apartments that are $1,000+ a month.

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          3 hours ago

          I hate to break it to you but those prices are barely more than inflation. $700 in 2011 is $1065 today. And I didn’t say anything about San Francisco being the only city in the US now you’re just reaching.

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            3 hours ago

            Not reaching, just using your own hyperbole in reverse.

            I hate to break it to you, but inflation hasn’t done a thing to minimum wage, or wages in general.

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              3 hours ago

              In what way was pointing out that there are places in America with a lower cost of living than San Francisco that aren’t rural hyperbole?

              I never said it did, in fact that has absolutely nothing to do with what I’m talking about.

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                3 hours ago

                San Francisco isn’t the only place where housing is unaffordable. That’s how it’s hyperbole.

                Ahh, so you’re fine with price gouging in the name of inflation, but fuck the workers that have to pay those prices. Got it.

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                  3 hours ago

                  I never said it was. Why are you just making shit up?

                  No I never said that either… seriously what the fuck is your problem?

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                    2 hours ago

                    I feel like people forget that a significant portion of America lives in a place where the cost-of-living isn’t ridiculously high.

                    I never said it did, in fact that has absolutely nothing to do with what I’m talking about.

                    If inflation has nothing to do with wages, than it shouldn’t have anything to do with prices. You said fuck workers by logical extension.