You’re living in a townhouse as part of an apartment complex. The apartment complex has benefits such as a pool and hot tub, indoor gym, full size basketball court, a library, and a garden. You have 2 other roommate/coworkers, and you have 6 neighbor/coworkers. A Labor neutrality agreement is guaranteed, and both tenant unions and labor unions will be voluntarily recognized.

  • Hegar@fedia.io
    4·
    24 days ago

    No, not even if it’s a 32h work week and the job is meaningful.

    My rent is notably below market rates for my area at $1200/month. At a 32h work week free rent is worth ~$8.5/h, for a total of ~$23.5/h.

    I currently work a meaningful job with a 32h week @ $21.5, which will go up to $25/h when i complete certification in ~6 months. Plus i can live with my wife.

    I think if you’re gaming out some socialist system in your head you could easily double it to $30/h with fewer rich parasites hording wealth.

    • BoxOfFeet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      23 days ago

      I ran the calculations back to when I just started out on my own after college. $15 = 10.78. If I took my brand new, big-boy job salary and subtracted my apartment cost (that I lived alone in), that is still $17/hr. Over 50% more than the adjusted proposed income. And I still managed to get 3k into credit card debt at that time. So, it wouldn’t even work for me if I were young and unmarried.

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      42·
      24 days ago

      Well this is more socialist inspired housing to solve the homelessness crisis in my state. I’m more gaming out a living wage on free housing

      • Hegar@fedia.io
        2·
        23 days ago

        Yeah i think $20/h with a 30h work week and free housing would be minimum liveable. Realistically, $30/h and free housing should be a comfortable, modest life.