Low Wages and High Housing Costs: EMT Making $26/hr Struggles to Afford Housing
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Reddit user u/notmyrevolution, a full-time EMT making $26/hr, still can't afford housing in the area they work and grew up in.
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Many commenters agreed that life-saving jobs like EMTs should provide enough income to afford adequate housing.
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Some predict banks becoming landlords, corporations building employee housing, and 60-year mortgages as housing gets more unaffordable.
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Commenters expressed concern about rising crime and corporations controlling housing and wages if trends continue.
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Some said Americans should protest companies controlling housing access, calling it "un-American."