Rent isn’t linked to inflation, it’s linked to your income. The income you are able to gain in the area goes partially to the real estate in that area.
You can’t compare it to easily imported goods from china. Who don’t work for an amount that you get paid.
Ok and assuming this person was probably in the 80’s where minimum wage was about half what it is now… that means the $310 should be $620… which it isn’t.
Just compare median income with median rent over the span of time in various places of the world. Make a study like that, or find one that did this. That’s useful information.
“In 2023, 1.1% of hourly paid workers in the USA earned the federal minimum wage or less.”
Okay minimum wage+50¢, woopie. It’s someone’s first apartment. For rent. This is not median levels of income. This is first quartile at best. Median income shouldn’t even be renting.
The data is on household incomes which is less ideal than individual income but whatever.
Ignoring if it’s the same apartment from the 80s to now that’s 40 years older, and I doubt it’s been kept up to date, so it should not be worth anywhere near as much, but you know, whatever.
Aight, now you need to figure out why this is the case. Real estate went up in value. Why is that?
Your country has a lot of capital. Like 550k euros per adult. In a country of 230 million adults or such. It’s all residing at top 1 to 10% because they live in USA for its legislature.
If you change the legislature then they’d flee to other parts of the world. Such as Ireland.
I’d say go and learn French and move to France. They have the highest taxes in the world. Bonjour Duolingo, comment çava?
That approach should be the standard, not talking bout minimum wages when it’s clearly just a symbolic euro. Your country doesn’t have a real minimum wage so you cannot use it in calculations.
Inflation occurs regardless and they are saying what today’s equivalent is for comparison because if they just said “$310” everyone would go “yeah but inflation blah blah.”
Anyone whose response is “just move” is so profoundly blinded by the combination of a complete lack of imagination and unbelievable privilege as to not be worthy of further consideration in a discussion. Have a good one.
Basically where you’re from will make it easier to either travel or move. Belgian passports are pretty good. On top of that, being educated and having capital will make getting a residency quite easy.
Rent isn’t linked to inflation, it’s linked to your income. The income you are able to gain in the area goes partially to the real estate in that area.
You can’t compare it to easily imported goods from china. Who don’t work for an amount that you get paid.
Ok and assuming this person was probably in the 80’s where minimum wage was about half what it is now… that means the $310 should be $620… which it isn’t.
Just compare median income with median rent over the span of time in various places of the world. Make a study like that, or find one that did this. That’s useful information.
“In 2023, 1.1% of hourly paid workers in the USA earned the federal minimum wage or less.”
Okay minimum wage+50¢, woopie. It’s someone’s first apartment. For rent. This is not median levels of income. This is first quartile at best. Median income shouldn’t even be renting.
But sure, they have data on quintiles, so let’s use upper limit of the first from 1985 (~10k) and 2022 (30k) is 3x so even at that, it should be $930. https://taxpolicycenter.org/statistics/household-income-quintiles
The data is on household incomes which is less ideal than individual income but whatever.
Ignoring if it’s the same apartment from the 80s to now that’s 40 years older, and I doubt it’s been kept up to date, so it should not be worth anywhere near as much, but you know, whatever.
Aight, now you need to figure out why this is the case. Real estate went up in value. Why is that?
Your country has a lot of capital. Like 550k euros per adult. In a country of 230 million adults or such. It’s all residing at top 1 to 10% because they live in USA for its legislature.
If you change the legislature then they’d flee to other parts of the world. Such as Ireland.
I’d say go and learn French and move to France. They have the highest taxes in the world. Bonjour Duolingo, comment çava?
Have to say it is very fun watching you dismantle their hand-wavy bullshit on their terms lol
That approach should be the standard, not talking bout minimum wages when it’s clearly just a symbolic euro. Your country doesn’t have a real minimum wage so you cannot use it in calculations.
Inflation occurs regardless and they are saying what today’s equivalent is for comparison because if they just said “$310” everyone would go “yeah but inflation blah blah.”
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
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Anyone whose response is “just move” is so profoundly blinded by the combination of a complete lack of imagination and unbelievable privilege as to not be worthy of further consideration in a discussion. Have a good one.
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Someone who doesn’t know the difference between a passport and a visa 😒
Basically where you’re from will make it easier to either travel or move. Belgian passports are pretty good. On top of that, being educated and having capital will make getting a residency quite easy.
Didn’t you hear? PASSPORT VERY STRONK
so brave
Idk what you answered this to 👀
Well then it’s good we kept the minimum wage at $7.25 which is why inflation never happened.
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And we’re still getting ripped off.
Profit incentive seems to be important. I have no problem giving misinformation if you people can’t figure things out.
There’s a great answer that you folks could use to look at this subject.
You should ask yourselves why the situation is what it is. How it relates to other areas in the world.
Do some research.
I’d do it, but you’d have to pay me and you don’t have any money 😬